An essential part of the Five Towns landscape, the Chevra hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County, celebrated its 30th year with a model and renderings of a proposed garage and training facility for Woodmere, to better serve the growing Jewish community in the area. more

A trio of local seventh graders wrote about their families and won recognition for their stories of kindness, poetry, and survival. The HAFTR team sumbitted their works to the Jewish Heritage Essay Contest, run by Torah Atlanta, a Jewish outreach organization. This year’s contest attracted 20 schools from around the country, with one from South Africa. more

As Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the omer, approaches and as this season’s mourning period is interrupted with joy, The Jewish Star speaks with the hit music group, 8th Day. Bentzi and Shmuel Marcus are brothers, living on the West Coast, whose original sound, videos and live performances continue to rock Jewish communities with their music and message. more

In recent days, George Mitchell, the U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, resigned. The historic resignation and conversation that took place in the oval office coincided with Take Your Daughter to Work Day. more

“Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof” are words that were read in last week’s Parsha Behar, chapter25, verse 10. This very verse is inscribed upon the world famous American icon, the Liberty Bell located in Philadelphia. Its very theme speaks to the very ideological foundations of our republic, of freedom and political and economic equality for all. more

The visible campaign paid off as the joint ticket led by Asher Mansdorf, Murray Forman, Jeffrey Leb, and Sarah Yastrab, won by a huge margin over their challengers. more

Calendar for the week of May 20, 2011 more

Winds of change are blowing across the Five Towns as candidates emerge from our community asking the most basic of questions: Where is our money going? Is it being used efficiently? Where can cuts be made? more

This Sunday's Kulanu community fair in Cedarhurst Park has been postponed more

I used to be troubled a lot by the question of why doesn’t G-d reveal Himself to us. If He wants our service, why doesn’t He demand faith through awe-inspiring demonstration and undeniable evidence? more