The Five Towns will host a wide-ranging educational conference this Sunday, June 28, bringing together dozens of leading rabbis, teachers and psychologists from across the Orthodox spectrum in the … more

Following an incident in the Chabad Center of the Five Towns during kiddush last Shabbos, which led to one man’s arrest, Rabbi Zalman Wolowik communicated with his congregants about its … more

With the start of summer, these words from Rabbi Hershel Billet of the Young Israel of Woodmere, published in each of the last two years by The Jewish Star, merit repeating. Rabbi has urged that his … more

“The great powers had photographs of the railway routes that the trains took to… Auschwitz,” Pope Francis remarked this week.  “Tell me,” he asked, “why … more

American Friends of Ateret Cohanim marked its 36th year of reclaiming Jerusalem’s Old City, with a gala at Terrace on the Park on Monday that honored founders Mati and Etya Dan, FiveTowns … more

Seventy-one students graduated from the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County High School last week, cheered by an audience of 1,000 at the Hofstra University Adams Playhouse in Hempstead. more

At the prompting of one of our community's most respected leaders, Avrumy Zelmanovitz, my son, David, and I recently visited the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. This was a … more

The HANC Middle School Hurricanes won the championship of the Martin Weiselberg Memorial Tournament. The event is organized by Elliot Weiselberg in memory of his father OB”M, with … more

Fifth Grade Girls in Morah Jacob’s class at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School, in West Hempstead, completed Parshat Vaera, having been hard at work all year … more

The HAFTR Players, joined by members of the Kulanu program, staged a sold-out performance of “High School Musical.”   Directed by Mrs. Jennifer Winkler, the play, featuring … more