By Michael Orbach Issue of February 19, 2010/ 6 Adar 5770 Circumcise Me, the hit off-Broadway play, will have its run at the Bleecker Street Theatre extended until May 16th. “We’re … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of February 19, 2010/ 6 Adar 5770 Srugim, the Israeli television phenomenon, has arrived in America. Hailed as either the Jewish version of Friends or the Jewish … more

The Rabba Controversy by Rabbi Heschel Billet The recent decision of one Orthodox rabbi to ordain women with the title ‘Rabba’ has created a lively debate within Orthodox Jewish circles … more

By Sammy Steiner Issue of February 19, 2010/ 6 Adar 5770It’s an annual event in the lead-up to Purim: rabbis and community activists sounding the alarm about out-of-control consumption of … more

Eruv Vs. Snowpocalypse By Mayer Fertig Issue of February 18, 2010, 6 Adar 5770The Bronx is up, the Battery is down, goes the old song, but after the record-setting snowfall last week, … more

UPDATE on March 5, 2010: Seidemann has informed The Jewish Star that he will NOT run for Congress. A story will appear in the newspaper next week, the issue of March 12, 2010. By Michael … more

Fresh face for Albany? By Michael Orbach Issue of February 19, 2010/ 6 Adar 5770 Lilianna Zulunova, a 26 year-old observant Bukharian Jew from Forest Hills, wants you to vote. And then, … more

Hawks, Lady Hawks undefeated By Michael Orbach Issue of February 19, 2010/ 6 Adar 5770 It’s a good time to be a Hawk. Both the boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams at the … more

Issue of February 12, 2010/ 28 Shvat 5770 Dara Horn is the critically acclaimed author of The World To Come,  a National Jewish Book Award for Fiction recipient, and most recently All Other … more

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