Hundreds of community members across the spectrum of age, neighborhood and affiliations, filled the ballroom of the Sands Atlantic Beach in Celebration of Yeshiva of South Shore’s 59 … more

Yeshiva of Central Queens will celebrate its 75th with a gala dinner at Leonard’s Palazzo in Great Neck on April 10.  In 1941, Yeshiva of Central Queens opened its doors with six … more

Led by senior Zechariah Rosenthal, a National Merit Finalist, the Rambam Varsity College Bowl team won the sixth Annual Rambam College Bowl All-Star Challenge. The tournament hosted HAFTR, HANC, … more

Menahalim and principals of local yeshivas gathered recently to plan CAHAL classes for the next school year. CAHAL was developed 24 years ago to provide individualized classes for children with … more

DRS freshman Ben Leifer decided to do something extraordinary with his Labradoodle named Chase. Ben and his family took Chase home from a breeder in Connecticut three years ago, when Chase was … more

When I married in 1983, my friends were either renting apartments in Forest Hills, Riverdale or Flatbush. We chose Forest Hills. It was a nice Jewish community, only a 25 minute subway ride to … more

Time flies. Six years ago last week, Senate Democrats used a process called reconciliation, which was created to apply only to budget bills (because it eliminates the filibuster) to pass the Patient … more

Three students each won a $100 prize for their Purim art work, in a contest sponsored by the International Synagogue at JFK airport. The prize-winning entries (pictured from left) were created by … more

After chanting the gantza megillah on Purim for their fellow Middle School students, faculty, families and friends, 19 students, both Ashkenazic and Sephardic, at the North Shore … more

The Jewish Star columnist Judy Joszef demonstrated how to make hamentashen for residents of the Woodmere Rehabilitation Center. Cindy Kunst and David Hill, along with 10 others, had a great time … more