Fifth Graders in Mrs. Spitalnik’s Social Studies class at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School, in West Hempstead, brought American History to life … more

The Young Israel of Woodmere continued this week to encourage Five Towners to attend the upcoming AIPAC policy conference in Washington. “With the events of recent weeks unfolding in the … more

The beginning of Parshat Bechukotai paints an image of the kind of blessing we hope to receive from G-d. There are three conditions that Israelites must fulfill before they can enjoy G-d’s … more

Far Rockaway’s 2,100-student Yeshiva Darchei Torah will expand onto a nearby 25,000-square foot lot that is being donated by a neighbor. The owners of a nursing home next door to Darchei … more

Having not seen his 6 Israeli grandchildren since the beginning of July, my husband Jerry planned a trip to visit them. A few days after he booked his flight and notified his son Yoni in Efrat (along … more

Four engineering students from the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls participated in CIJE’s second annual tech trip to Israel for high school students. The Center for Initiatives in … more

New York State’s first new dental school in nearly 50 years is set to open this summer, Alan Kadish, M.D., president of Touro College and University System, said this week. Touro received … more

Again this year, there is evidence of a polarization in Israeli society. Jewish men purporting to represent what Judaism is meant to be, describing themselves as “religious” or … more

We’re not going to suggest that it’s unimportant who you vote for — of course, that does matter very much. But opinions in our community are mostly set, and at The Jewish Star we … more

A group of Jewish academics who oppose the boycott Israel movement decried a campaign against a Dartmouth professor who backed BDS. N. Bruce Duthu, an associate dean and faculty member in Native … more