In addition to the budget vote on Tuesday, May 20, residents in Lawrence School District can cast ballots in the race between incumbent Board of Education Trustee Asher Mansdorf and challenger Asher Matathias. Sitting Trustee Murray Forman is running unopposed. All terms are three years. more

This responds to the letter of Michael Brenner entitled “Obama, AIPAC and Iran” which was published in the March 23rd edition of The Jewish Star. In the letter, it is contended that President Obama solidly supports Israel. I disagree, and believe that support is nothing but a mirage. more

The supposedly unprecedented step taken by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his plan to speak directly before Congress about the Iranian nuclear threat, rather than working … more

He was born 86 years ago on New York’s Lower East Side, the son of Jewish Polish immigrants who arrived on these blessed shores right after World War I. His name was Rabbi Dr. Herbert Bomzer, zt”l, and his first yahrtzeit was recently commemorated with the publication of a collection of Divrei Torah, entitled “Keter Harachzav,” compiled and edited with an eloquent and informed introduction by his grandson, Aryeh Sklar of Cedarhurst. more

As a culmination to the parshiot of Terumah, Tezaveh, Vayhkel and Pekudei, which deal with the Tabernacle and Vessels, first through fifth graders at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach were were … more

Perhaps no one said it better than Rabbi Berel Wein: “Rabbi Bezalel Naor has done a masterful job in bringing Rav Kook’s thoughts and philosophy to the English speaking public. Rabbi … more

It was a different era, a time that revered idealism yet tolerated a diversity that at times defied reality. Nevertheless, with all that was tolerated, respect for diverse opinion was laced with respect, a respect that was saturated throughout society’s opinion makers’ creed. The legacy of the brief presidency of John F. Kennedy was highlighted by image, personality, ideology and most important of all to this writer, the element of eloquence and elegance in both language and style. more

Brach’s Supermarket in Lawrence confirms that it is closing. The store notified the state Department of Labor that it would shutter on May 1, terminating 127 employees. more

In the battle against anti-Israel misinformation, StandWithUs (SWU) is a bulwark, countering the diatribes with positive, educational, factual accounts of Israel’s history. This month, starting August 2nd, SWU placed 75 ads with six variations in Metro-North train stations in New York and Connecticut as a response to a blatantly anti-Israel and factually incorrect advertising campaign. more

Facing intense pressure from liberal quarters — including from some students and alumni of Ramaz, the Upper East Side Jewish day school he led for decades — Rabbi Haskel Lookstein … more