Jeffrey Gurock is the Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University. His most recent book is “Orthodox Jews in America,” a finalist for the 2009 National Jewish Book … more

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Issue of May 28, 2010 / 15 Sivan 5770 The Salute to Israel parade this year was as nice as it’s ever been. Music, marching, flags, smiling adults, cheering kids — even an unexpectedly sunny … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of May 28, 2010/ 15 Sivan 5770 Pity the poor 20-foot tall woman on Rockaway Turnpike. Not only did she not have any clothing for the last year and a half since the … more

By The Jewish Star Staff Issue of May 28, 2010/ 15 Sivan 5770 The bitter dispute over the fate of Shulamith School for Girls in Brooklyn may soon end in divorce and a division of assets with Bnot … more

Nassau police officers learn tolerance by Michael Orbach Issue of May 28, 2010/ 15 Sivan, 5770 Each of the police cadets, dressed in gray uniforms and wearing polished black shoes, held a … more

by Michael Orbach Issue of May 28, 2010/ 15 Sivan 5770 By Michael Orbach An unprecedented effort is under way in the Five Towns, in Riverdale, N.Y., and in Brookline, Mass., to find bone … more

Issue of May 28, 2010/15 Sivan 5770 As in any other mixed marriage, my husband and I often encounter certain problems that I’m sure other couples have had to deal with. We try to do this … more

By Sergey Kadinsky Issue of May 28, 2010/ 15 Sivan 5770 In front of the flagship Apple store on 59th Street in Manhattan, the day of the Salute to Israel parade, an elderly Bronx resident … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of May 28, 2010/ 15 Sivan 5770 Dr. Michael Wyschograd, one of America’s premier Jewish theologians, once described the tsadik as “the … more