Three years ago, Shirel Sofer was one of the Bat Ami girls who worked in our Lower School. A few weeks ago, terrorists threw a Molotov cocktail into their car; it landed on Shirel’s 3-year-old … more

Boy do I wish I had been in Denver last week. It’s at a time like this that I feel true love and homesickness for my hometown. When I sat down to watch the Super Bowl with some friends, one … more

The prohibition of imbibing blood is one of the well-known mitzvot found in our parasha (Vayikra 17:10-11). In it we find the unusual expression, v’natati panai, which is explained by both … more

Last week I received a profound teaching from the esteemed rabbi of the iconic Bialystoker Synagogue, Rabbi Zvi Romm, themed to the recent bigoted rant by a so-called Jewish historian, Dr. Hasia … more

In considering the furor around President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Stephen Bannon, the CEO of the hard-right news website Breitbart, as his chief strategist, let’s start … more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has yet to decide on when to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, its spokesman said on Monday. Press Secretary Sean Spicer, in his first Q&A with … more

Literacy week at the Shulamith School for Girls in Cedarhurst drew a range of word-centric speakers last week, including The Jewish Star’s Celia Weintrob, children’s authors Malky … more

The second grade had a marvelous time on their recent trip to the New York Hall of Science.  They saw the film “The Little Giants” about a chipmunk, his environment, and … more

Children from HALB’s kindergarten last week visited HALB’s Woodmere campus — Big HALB, they called it. The annual end-of-year visit enables our kindergartners to experience … more

WASHINGTON — Two prominent former Israeli diplomats are charging that the State Department is recycling parts of its old reports in order to whitewash the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) … more