Opinion Issue of Jan. 2, 2009 / 6 Teves 5769 It has been well documented that the so-called Palestinian people and their presumed soon-to-be-official nation are in fact mythical entities … more

By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Jan. 2, 2009 / 6 Teves 5769 A Jew who reads the Torah as a historical account of the beginnings of our people may easily swell with pride and “yiddishe … more

Issue of Jan. 2, 2009 / 6 Teves 5769 Oceanside - The Friedberg JCC is holding tryouts for the 2009 JCC Maccabi games: There will be a coed tennis team, a coed swim team, and a boys … more

Bnot Shulamith wins first two matches of the season By Yaffi Spodek Jan. 2, 2009 / 6 Teves 5769 The Bnot Shulamith Torah Bowl team scored an impressive victory Dec. 17, besting five other … more

New curriculum uses stories to teach about the past By Malka Eisenberg Jan. 2 2009 / 6 Teves 5769 Dr. Annette Labovitz began collecting stories decades ago when she and her husband, … more

By Ben Harris/JTA Jan. 2, 2009 / 6 Teves 5769 In a move that paves the way for a new ethical certification to appear on food products alongside the Orthodox Union’s kosher label, the … more

By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Jan. 2, 2009 / 6 Teves 5769 While Congress debated an economic stimulus package, and bailouts for Wall Street and the auto industry, a kosher cruise operator, … more

By Michael Orbach Special to thejewishstar.com / Dec. 25, 2008 As many as 14 people were injured in Woodmere Thursday afternoon when a BMW sport utility vehicle slammed into a room full of … more

Organization expands to meet community needs By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Dec. 26, 2008 / 29 Kislev 5769 In the five weeks the Eliezer Project has been in operation, more than 50 families … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of Dec. 26, 2008 / 29 Kislev 5769 An independent auditor has been retained to examine the books of Shulamith School for Girls and its local branch, Bnot Shulamith of … more