Tuesday night: A new Ulpan class more

I remember as a kid being glued to the TV in 1972, watching Mark Spitz (my future husband, or so I thought at the time). He was my favorite Olympian. He was handsome, talented, won seven gold medals, was planning to go to dental school, and he was Jewish — a great catch. more

Education seems to be a constant theme running through every issue of The Jewish Star. We cover initiatives in education, what to teach, how to teach it, the importance of learning Torah, the importance of speaking with Holocaust survivors, and the importance of learning from our past. more

Why is it ok for homeowners on Broadway in Lawrence, Cedarhurst and Woodmere to ignore their responsibility to shovel the sidewalks in front of their homes? Time and again, days and days after a snowstorm, pedestrians must struggle to walk on the sidewalks, risking a fall on the ice and packed snow. more

There is a smug sense of “I told you so” about the challenge that Israel faces from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. more

He holds a distinguished pulpit in Silver Spring just outside our nation’s capital. Recognized locally as a poseik (decisor) on Jewish law, Rabbi Moshe Walter provides his most fortunate pulpit at the Woodside Synagogue Ahavat Torah a reliable source of Torah and halacha, both practical and theoretical. more

Dr. Paul Brody of Great Neck (right) recently saluted Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman (center) at Migdal Ohr’s Annual Dinner at the Espace in Midtown Manhattan. more

After Moshe breaks the first Luchot (Tablets), he is graced with a unique aura that raises his status in the eyes of the people. First he is forced to take his tent some distance outside of the camp (2000 cubits — see Targum Yonatan) because G-d’s presence leaves from amongst the people (33:7-11). more

This week’s portion, Ki Tissah, contains one of the most challenging episodes in the entire Torah. Just six weeks after hearing G-d’s words directly at Sinai, the Jews construct for themselves a golden calf calling out, “These are your gods oh Israel!” How could a nation that witnessed the splitting of the sea, the great miracles of the Exodus, and that stood at Sinai, make such a horrendous mistake? more

Putting the unity in community, five different Torah educators, each from a different Five Towns yeshiva, are presenting their own favorite sefer in a one hour class on five consecutive Wednesday evenings at the Young Israel of Woodmere. more