The prohibition of imbibing blood is one of the well-known mitzvot found in our parasha (Vayikra 17:10-11). In it we find the unusual expression, v’natati panai, which is explained by both … more

Last week I received a profound teaching from the esteemed rabbi of the iconic Bialystoker Synagogue, Rabbi Zvi Romm, themed to the recent bigoted rant by a so-called Jewish historian, Dr. Hasia … more

In considering the furor around President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Stephen Bannon, the CEO of the hard-right news website Breitbart, as his chief strategist, let’s start … more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has yet to decide on when to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, its spokesman said on Monday. Press Secretary Sean Spicer, in his first Q&A with … more

Literacy week at the Shulamith School for Girls in Cedarhurst drew a range of word-centric speakers last week, including The Jewish Star’s Celia Weintrob, children’s authors Malky … more

The second grade had a marvelous time on their recent trip to the New York Hall of Science.  They saw the film “The Little Giants” about a chipmunk, his environment, and … more

Children from HALB’s kindergarten last week visited HALB’s Woodmere campus — Big HALB, they called it. The annual end-of-year visit enables our kindergartners to experience … more

WASHINGTON — Two prominent former Israeli diplomats are charging that the State Department is recycling parts of its old reports in order to whitewash the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) … more

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Smiles abound as eighth graders from the Shulamith School for Girls in Cedarhurst joined participants in the chaveirim group at the Marion and Aaron Gural Five Towns JCC for an annual … more