Parashat Bechukotai presents shalom as one of the greatest rewards that we will receive when we live lives dedicated to Hashem’s holy Torah: “And I will grant peace in the Land, and … more

Thirty Long Island teenagers were presented with Good Deed Awards last Thursday. The annual ceremony was organized in 1992 by Rabbi Anchelle Perl, director Chabad of Mineola. At a time when … more

It’s amazing these days how controversial Israel has become. It’s hard for me to watch. Like a dear friend who is being thrown under the bus, I admit I take it personally. I lived in … more

Forty-five enthusiastic Schulamith eighth graders took part in a two-day trip to Washington last week, chaperoned by their principal, Rookie Billet, Director of Student Activities Rachel Steiner, … more

Rebbeim and students from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway participated in a Mes Mitzvah last week, as they helped make a minyan and bury a Holocaust survivor. “Gam ki elech … more

The Five Towns celebrated Lag Ba’Omer with a kid-centric festival that drew countless families to Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park last Thursday. There were rides, games, a petting zoo, fun … more

A haredi Jew looks into a mirror and sees the face of Adolf Hitler gazing back at him. The walls and guard towers of Auschwitz are squeezed into a snow shaker, with flying dollar bills replacing … more

Yom Yerushalayim, which commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem following the Six-Day War in June 1967, 49 years ago, is observed on 28 Iyar (this year, June 5). Jewish Star columnist Rabbi Binny … more

This week’s essay will be the first to deal with some of the latest thoughts and literature regarding the observance of Shavuot. Ohr Ha Tzafon, volume four, Nissan 5776, published by Beis … more

Holocaust survivor and partisan fighter Rabbi A. Romi Cohn was awarded an honorary doctorate degree at the Wagner College graduation on May 20.  In introducing Rabbi Cohn, Wagner President … more