Jason Greenblatt, addressing an enthusiastic audience at the Young Israel of North Woodmere on Sept. 7, said he is an optimist, a realist and a pessimist about what the future portends … more

More than 18,000 people attended last week’s public policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, including 105 members of the Young Israel of … more

The widow of Rabbi Maurice Lamm spoke about consolation and thanks on Sunday night, at a shiur to mark Rabbi Lamm’s first yahrtzeit. “Thank you so much for helping me through a … more

Atlantic Beach village has agreed to pay Chabad of the Beaches $400,000 over four years to settle a 2022 federal lawsuit. Long Beach-based Chabad of the Beaches bought the former CapitalOne … more

Congregation Beth Shalom in Lawrence sent a sizeable delegation to the AIPAC Public Policy Conference in Washington last week. more

Five hundred people and 25 speakers considered chinuch from a variety of Orthodox perspectives, at the annual Five Towns Community Collaborative Conference, last Sunday at the Young Israel of … more

The Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst recently hosted a book launch for “Plucked from Fire,” the memoirs of YILC member Moshe Rubin.  Mr. Rubin, now 90 years old, was a young … more

Wednesday brought a 5.9 earthquake that shook the east coast from the Carolinas to Canada. The Jewish Star readership chimed in on their experiences: more

Every last seat was occupied in the Young Israel of West Hempstead kiddush room on Dec. 18. The enraptured audience laughed and nodded their heads as they learned of one woman’s path to observant Judaism. Actress Mayim Bialik isn’t really a socially inept nerd… she only plays one on television. more

Rabbi Berel Wein and criminal defense attorney Benjamin Brafman agreed in a conversation on Sunday that Jews should be less judgemental of each other. “The Chofetz Chaim was right,” … more