Issue of August 28, 2010/ 18 Elul 5770 Dear That's Life, It's boiling hot outside, I cannot remember the last time I sweated this much, and I saw a sukkah up on Coney Island Avenue last week. No, … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of August 27, 2010/ 17 Elul 5770 He exchanged gold chains for tefilin straps, hip hop songs for nigunim and embraced Judaism to escape a life of gangs, drugs and … more

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by Ilya Welfed Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 I am fasting. It is Tisha b'Av. And I believe this was a mistake. Not the fact that I am fasting today, specifically, but the fact that so … more

By The Jewish Star staff Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 Madraigos, an organization that works with at-risk teenagers, will begin drug testing for several local schools. "We would like … more

Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 By The Jewish Star Staff The Max and Ruth Schwartz Torah Academy, the Jewish day school of the Chabad of Port Washington, which billed itself as a low … more

By Gideon Bari Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 People stop me on the street and ask me whether things have eased for job seekers. They follow up by saying that they heard that the economy … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 Residents of Woodmere can breathe a sigh of relief with the arrests of two Brooklyn men who police say murdered a 20-year-old in the … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 In communal organizations dominated by the senior set it can be difficult for members of the younger generation to get a word in edgewise. … more

Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 Henry Roth's life is the stuff novels are made of. Roth was in his twenties when he published his masterpiece "Call it Sleep" in 1934. The story of David … more