Parshat Vayechi By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 Many years ago I saw a movie called “Glengarry Glen Ross” which is based on a play by David Mamet. Mamet is … more

Persona non grata in U.K. before Livni By Moshe Feiglin Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 “It is important to understand,” I said to television interviewer Dan Margalit, “I am … more

By Rabbi Herschel Billet Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 As an Orthodox Jew and an ordained rabbi, I fully accept that the Torah from the very beginning endorses heterosexual … more

Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 Engagements Engagement of Yael Diamond (Brooklyn, NY) & Yehuda (Jay) Idler (Brooklyn, NY) — Dec. 24, 2009 Engagement of Jill Kairey … more

Business Berrylicious opens in Lawrence By Jewish Star Staff Issue of January 1 2010/ 15 Tevet “The women in this town go crazy for frozen yogurt,” said Zoli Honig. “It’s like an … more

Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 For a complete listing of upcoming community events, including items that didn’t make it into the print edition, go to … more

As willing as the four panelists on the dais were to speak about their sexual orientation, it seemed clear they would have rather been in the audience. “I'm gay, and nothing I've done can change that," said the president of Yeshiva University's Tolerance Club and an openly gay student at the college. more

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Over 90 percent earn diploma in four years By Michael Orbach Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5770 Who graduates from Lawrence High School? The answer is almost everyone. The four-year … more

Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 Elections for the Lawrence School Board have been moved up one week to May 12, 2010. By law, school board elections occur on the third Tuesday of May, … more