By Michael Orbach Issue of January 29, 2010 / 14 Shvat 5770 Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County may soon be engaged in a costly legal battle in Woodmere. Neighbors are fighting the … more

Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Editor's note: Our editorial questioning the relative silence over the fall from grace of conversion power broker Leib Tropper ( A smart career move; Jan. 15, … more

Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Chevrah Kadisha work — the volunteer vocation of preparing the dead for halachicly correct Jewish burial — is referred to as Chessed Shel Emes, a true good … more

By Jewish Star Staff Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Three seniors at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School are semifinalists in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search competition. … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 As in past years, a number of high quality new commentaries and translations are newly available on the Book of … more

I'm thinking by Micah D. Halpern Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Iranians are Persians; they are not Arabs. Iranians are Shiites; they are not Sunnis. Shiites and Sunnis have a long … more

From the other side of the bench by David Seidemann Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 The task entrusted to Moses was not an easy one. He was to use, at least initially, the power of … more

by Michael Orbach Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Chabad of the Five Towns on 74 Maple Avenue was burglarized on Jan. 2, according to police officials who said the burglary … more

Parshat Bo Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Before the instruction of “Hachodesh hazeh lachem” established the calendar for the Israelite nation, G-d told Moshe, “Now speak to the … more

by Michael J. Salamon Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 The Jewish people have been referred to as the people of the Book not just because of their dedication to Torah study but for other … more