Issue of Nov. 7, 2008 / 9 Cheshvan 5769 Tolerating intolerance To the Editor: A recent article in The Jewish Star ( We should only tolerate tolerance ; Oct. 31, 2008) made a surprising … more

Barack Obama first black president; Skelos, McCarthy re-elected By Mayer Fertig and Michael Orbach Issue of Nov. 7, 2008 / 9 Cheshvan 5769 Senator Barack Obama made history Tuesday, … more

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By David M. Singer Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 In a recent article in The Jewish Star ( Selective memory; Oct. 10, 2008 ) it was suggested that Democrats in the Oval Office … more

By David Seidemann Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Before delving into this week's article, allow me to detour and offer some election year advice having nothing to do with my … more

By Jeff Toback Issue of Oct. 3, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 With the dark, heavy clouds of the 70th anniversary of the Kristallnacht floating slowly in our direction, an incident that occurred … more

Staff Report Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) will present a Regional Synagogue Leadership Day on Sunday, Nov. 9, from 9:00 a.m. to … more

Literature and thoughts on the election By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of Oct. 3, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Well, at long last, it is going to be over. Election Day is Tuesday and we will be … more

Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Kristallnacht Commemorations - Sunday, Nov. 2 Cedarhurst - The Beis Midrash of Cedarhurst (the shtibel) and Rabbi Dovid Spiegel will host a … more

By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Reading the story of the dispersion at the beginning of chapter 11, it is hard to see where the people went wrong. In the words … more