When Susie Fishbein wrote her first “Kosher By Design” cookbook nearly 15 years ago, she saw an opening in the market for a book in the style of mainstream cooks like Ina Garten … more

Chapter 28 in this week’s parsha of Ki Tavoh is one of the most difficult and harrowing chapters in the entire Torah … more

Twice in Devarim 9, Moshe mentions that he was up on the mountain for 40 days during which time “I did not eat bread and I did not drink water.” It would seem that this … more

Vidui ma’aser (the Declaration Concerning Tithes) is a mitzvah that appears in this week’s parasha, Ki Tavo: “When you have finished tithing all the tithes of your produce in the … more

The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County and HALB’s Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls and Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys welcomed their incoming freshmen with country … more

Student from Midreshet Shalhevet’s Committee of Israel Advocacy and their teacher, Simcha Bader, joined local government officials and religious leaders as Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony … more

The Shulamith Middle Division Chesed Program got off to a quick start with a “Kids Helping Kids Pre-Yom Tov Clothing Drive.” The girls on the chesed committee have been busy sorting, … more

When the Living Torah Museum came to HALB last week, Rabbi Deutsch and his ram gave the children a hands-on experience with the mitzvah of shofar. They learned why … more

HAFTR Middle School’s Sunday morning minyan started this week with a big crowd of fathers and sons. A lavish breakfast was sponsored by the Dube family marking the yahrtzeit of Ami’s … more

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a Hadassah dinner, honoring a dear friend (and former Jewish Star columnist), Miriam Bradman Abrahams … more