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An overflow crowd came out to support Yachad last week as NY Yachad held its first gala, at Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence. Three Yachad stalwarts were honored: •Adira Katlowitz, … more
It felt like a family reunion. Thousands of women were hugging, waving to friends and snapping pictures … more
The eyes of America are on Iowa as the state prepares to host the first-in-the-nation primary caucuses next Monday night. While Iowa is off the radar of most frum Jews, the Chabad Lubavitch emissary … more
The Brooklyn Heights Jewish Academy, a new co-educational Jewish day school in Brownstone Brooklyn, will host an open house on Sunday, Dec. 14  at 10:00 am. Prospective parents are … more
Brooklyn Heights Jewish Academy, a new co-educational Orthodox Jewish day school, plans to open its doors in September 2015, its executive director, Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin, accounced. Building off … more
An exhibit of photographs by Chie Nishio, an 84-year-old woman of Japanese descent who spent years photographing the Chabad community of Crown Heights, opens this week at the Brooklyn Public … more
The Jewish community in Brooklyn’s trendy Park Slope neighborhood recently celebrated the opening of the William and Betty Katz Center for Jewish Life, a 3-story center that boasts mikvaot for men and women, as well as a visitors center and guest rooms. Its opening will serve to further strengthen Jewish life in Brownstone Brooklyn. more
Misaskim, the Brooklyn-based organization best known for providing assistance to grieving families, has recently expanded its services with non-Jewish workers and assistance to fliers stranded on Shabbat in out-of-the-way locations. “Misaskim has a relationship with Continental, and our director is also the chaplain at the Port Authority Police,” said Misaskim coordinator Suri Roth. more
As Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the omer, approaches and as this season’s mourning period is interrupted with joy, The Jewish Star speaks with the hit music group, 8th Day. Bentzi and Shmuel Marcus are brothers, living on the West Coast, whose original sound, videos and live performances continue to rock Jewish communities with their music and message. more