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From left: NBN chairman and co-founder Tony Gelbart, Scott R. Tobin; Dr. Rachel Levmore, IDF Staff Sgt. (res.) Sahar Elbaz, Barbara Levin, Sylvan Adams, Moshe Arens, Estelle Friedman, Professor Howard (Chaim) Cedar, and NBN Co-founder and Executive Director Rabbi Yehoshua Fass.

Nefesh B’Nefesh honors 6 outstanding olim

Nefesh B’Nefesh this week honored six recipients of the 2016 Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize, during a Knesset ceremony in Jerusalem. NBN Co-Founder and Executive … more

5/25/16

Two-year old Abigail Lazarus delights in her rainbow snowcone at Sunday’s Kulanu Fair at Andrew J. Parise Park in Cedarhurst.

For kids, all kinds of fun at Kulanu Fair in Cedarhurst

The Kulanu Fair, last Sunday in Cedarhurst’s Andrew J. Parise Park, was a delight to children of all ages, and raised funds for Kulanu, a cherished Five Towns educational institution. Pictured … more

The Jewish Star photos by Susan Grieco | 5/25/16

Israel's biggest challenge isn’t BDS, it’s making Jews of its Russian citizens, confab told

The biggest challenge to Israel’s survival as the Jewish state isn’t the Boycott Disinvestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), and it’s not the poison that’s being spread … more

By Tiferet Schafler | 5/25/16

Outside Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, from left: Gural JCC Executive Director Joel Block, Mineola Rabbi Anchelle Perl, Jeff Ballabon of the American Center for Law and Justice, Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman and Supervisor Anthony Santino.

Nassau says no to BDS; County and Hempstead bar boycott backers

Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead legislatures each moved this week to assert support for Israel by opposing the anti-Jewish state Boycott Disinvestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The … more

By The Jewish Star | 5/25/16

After gap year in Israel, keeping the spark alive

In the name of full disclosure let it be noted at the outset that the author of the book under review this week, Yankie Schwartz, was a former student of mine at the Chofetz Chaim High School in … more

By Alan Jay Gerber | 5/25/16

Message to Donald Trump’s Jewish supporters

“He’s not Hitler. He wants to help America.” Melania Trump’s comment about her husband, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, will go down as one of the more memorable quotes in an election cycle … more

By Ben Cohen | 5/22/16

Pictured in front at a ribbon-cutting ceremony are Turkish Presdient Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (left) and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu. On May 22, Davutoğlu will resign from his post.

Turkey’s political shift: What it mean to Israel

An Israeli diplomat indicated this week that the Jewish state and Turkey are continuing to make a concerted effort to rebuild the strained relationship that has existed between the former allies … more

By Alina Dain Sharon | 5/18/16

YIW BLUE: Tekhelet show-and-tell this Sunday in Woodmere

On Sunday, the Young Israel of Woodmere will showcase a color that was largely forgotten but now represents a living mitzvah. Sunday’s yom iyun (day of study) marks a quarter century since … more

The Jewish Star | 5/18/16

Speakers at last week’s Five Towns Yom Ha’Zikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut program at the Young Israel of Woodmere (from left): Susie and Rabbi Stewart Weiss, and YIW Rabbi Hershel Billet.

Turning sorrow into joy: At Yom Ha’Zikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut event, parents recall IDF son

The parents of IDF Sgt. Ari Weiss bridged the mourning of Yom Ha’Zikaron and the joy of Yom Ha’Atzmaut last week as they spoke to a hushed crowd at a Five Towns commemoration of both … more

The Jewish Star | 5/18/16

Rabbi Moshe Lerer receives a plaque honoring his service to Hatazalah, from Rabbi Yaakov Bender.

Hatzalah asks: What’s your number? Having one, and lighting it up, can save your life

Hatzalah responds quickly to the scene of medical emergencies, but if the responders can’t find your house they may end up circling your block while a member of your household … more

The Jewish Star | 5/18/16