New chapter for the Jewish Star

I am pleased to have assumed the position of Publisher of The Jewish Star, and appreciate the many welcoming words already received from friends in our communities.

Our editor Malka Eisenberg and I look forward to hearing from our many readers in the Five Towns, in Flatbush, and elsewhere, as we work to improve and expand our newspaper and its related website and social media channels.

While newspaper journalism may be ailing in other places, it continues to flourish in our Orthodox Jewish communities, where the contributions of this newspaper, and others, are still valued.

We have ambitious plans for The Star which, b’ezrat Hashem, will be developed in coming weeks and months, as we cover the news of the Jewish communities in the Five Towns and throughout the South Shore, and provide a forum for the discussion of Torah, Yiddishkeit and Israel.

Ultimately, the success of our efforts will rest with those who read us and support us.

Please let us know how we’re doing, and what we might do better; both pointed criticism and cheerful compliments will be graciously accepted.

If you’d like your comments publicly aired, send a letter for publication to: Letters@The JewishStar.com.

To reach us personally, email or call—

Ed Weintrob, Publisher: EWeintrob@The JewishStar.com, 516-622-7461 ext 291

Malka Eisenberg, Editor: MEisenberg@TheJewishStar.com, 516-622-7461 ext 240

This Sunday, Malka and I will be at the Kulanu Fair in Cedarhurst’s Andrew J. Parise Park, from 12:30 to 5 pm. I hope you’ll stop by and say hello.

Until then… Shabbat Shalom

Ed Weintrob