Issue of September 11, 2009 / 22 Elul 5769 Woodmere - Shabbos, Sept. 12, 5:35 p.m. at Young Israel of Woodmere, 859 Peninsula Boulevard. Rabbi Eliyahu Wolf offers a Women’s class on … more

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Interview with David Makovsky September 6, 2009 / Online exclusive / thejewishstar.com David Makovsky is a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near Eastern Policy and an adjunct … more

How to talk to your kids about a touchy subject By Mayer Fertig Beyond the new clothing, a knapsack and school supplies they buy for their young students, moms and dads need to consider if … more

By Michael Orbach A yeshiva high school for boys in Brooklyn is stepping up to offer a Jewish education to teens that, for financial reasons, might otherwise be headed for public school. … more

Mesivta Ateres Yaakov Mesivta Ateres Yaakov will continue the learning support program it introduced last year; several young rabbeim are available to help students learn. “In addition to … more

Dear That’s Life, Isn’t this break between camp and school fun? It’s always a challenge to find daily activities to keep the kids occupied, especially after they are used to the … more

he swell of emotion and affection that has followed the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy may have caught some of us by surprise. Perhaps those born after the Camelot years don't quite get the … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of September 4, 2009 / 15 Elul 5769 Long before Yogi Berra famously said, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” our rabbis … more

By Alan Jay Gerber With the passing of Sen. Edward Kennedy the United States has lost one of its most colorful and controversial political figures of this generation. Yet as the nation both … more