Village of Woodsburgh resident David Friedman was formally sworn in last Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to Israel, by Vice President Mike Pence, with Friedman’s wife, Tammy Sand, holding the book … more

After honing their Israel advocacy skills at last week’s AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, students from a number of New York area day schools spent Wednesday on Capitol Hill lobbying … more

Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, a longtime official in U.S. Orthodox Jewish organizations, will advise David Friedman, the just installed U.S. ambassador to Israel, the Jerusalem Post reported on … more

An educator writing an article about Pesach should be a simple task, as the entire Seder is designed in a question-and-answer format, to stimulate the interest and inquisitiveness of the children. … more

The Jewish Star has rachmones for Judy, who catered an event last weekend and then faced the Task. So we gave her the week off and are reprinting a pre-Pesach column from 2013. I might as … more

After Donald Trump won the presidential election, Sheila Katz wasn’t sure she wanted to come home for Thanksgiving. As the politically liberal member of a conservative family, she had been … more

Abeles & Heymann reports that it is offering healthier new choices for Pesach  — all-beef frankfurters that are uncured, contain no nitrates or fillers and are gluten-free. There is an … more

Breakfast can be hard during Passover — no oatmeal, no toast and certainly no pancakes. (No, the boxed kind do not count.) I like making eggs or matzah brei or even shakshuka. But I am always … more

The Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula (JCCRP) has announced that Moshe Brandsdorfer has accepted the position of Executive Director. Brandsdorfer brings to the JCCRP more than a … more

A chocolate and coffee shop in Cedarhurst was transformed to accommodate the launch of an online fashion business last week. After store hours, the lights were dimmed, candles lit, and a … more