Parshat Vayera by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of October 22, 2010/ 14 Cheshvan 5771 Avraham has three visitors. Two of them go on to Sodom to destroy the city and save Lot. When … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of October 22, 2010/ 14 Cheshvan 5771The Orthodox Union has come out with a statement opposing women leading Kabbalat Shabbos, the series of prayers that precede the evening … more

Ask Aviva Issue of October 22/ 14 Cheshvan 5771 Dear Aviva, I am newly married, but I feel like I have a major marriage problem already. I work and go to school. My wife just graduated … more

Issue of October 22/ 14 Cheshvan 5771 Some stories do not have happy endings. Two weeks ago, Steven Mayer went missing. Like thousands of others in the New York and New Jersey area, we saw … more

From the other side of the bench by David Seidemann Issue of October 22/ 14 Cheshvan 5771 More than a few people misinterpreted my last column as my farewell article. No, I have no immediate … more

Issue of October 22/ 14 Cheshvan 5771 Leave it to me to go to my first football game and have it delayed by lightening. My sister-in-law’s father had Giants season tickets for 35 years and not once … more

By Michael Orbach Online: October 16, 2010 The Jewish Star has learned that the body of Steven Mayer, the Great Neck man missing since Oct. 4, was found in Riverhead. According to Rabbi Dale … more

Issue of October 15, 2010, 7 Cheshvan 5771     By Mayer Fertig A 10 year-old Brooklyn boy who was critically hurt on Shmini Atzeres in a fast-burning fire that killed his … more

Gal Beckerman's five years with Soviet Jewry Issue of October 15, 2010, 7 Cheshvan 5771 By Michael Orbach Midway through writing “When They Come for Us We’ll Be Gone,” his … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of October 15, 2010, 7 Cheshvan 5771 Susan Mayer last saw her husband, Steven, at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 4. “Everybody is tired after a month of Yom Tov and I guess he … more