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Melody and Marty Scharf of Lawrence will be the guests of honor at Congregation Beth Sholom’s 61st annual testimonial dinner on March 2, 2012.

Cong. Beth Sholom honors Melodie and Marty Scharf

Congregation Beth Sholom is proud to honor an extraordinary couple, Melodie and Marty Scharf from Lawrence. They truly exemplify service to the community. more

By Anne Furmansky Fuchs | 1/17/13

CBS welcomes new director

Congregation Beth Sholom Youth Department, under its new Youth Director, Moshe Cohen held a unique interactive Chanukah event as they said their final goodbyes to an Amazing Chanukah. more

12/27/12

Tova Plaut of Cedarhurst coordinated the intake and distribution of food and items at Shor Yoshuv.

Englewood reaches out

On Sunday, a group of volunteers from the Englewood Jewish community came to the Five Towns to sponsor a BBQ, tailgate style, at the home of Karen Green, Publisher of the Jewish Star. The group of eight New Jerseyans turned out delicious hot dogs and burgers from noon till dark with a smile, even enduring a Giants loss broadcast on the radio that blasted in the background. more

By Karen C. Green | 11/15/12

DRS VICTORY! Two fantastic teams took the court at Lawrence Middle School on Sunday vying for the coveted MYHSHL Varsity championship: The DRS Wildcats and the SAR Sting. DRS defeated MTA 3-1 in their semi-finals match last Monday and SAR defeated TABC in overtime in their semi-finals match the previous Wednesday. In the championship game, right out of the gates, SAR struck first on a goal by Zev Lindenbaum who put a rebound from Oliver Schawlbie past DRS goalie Efrem Rosenberg. The teams went back and forth throughout the rest of the period to go into the locker rooms with SAR up 1-0. In the beginning of the 2nd period, DRS got on the board with a lucky goal by Meir Cohen, when his centering feed went off the knee of an SAR defenseman and past SAR goalie, Eitan Bar-David. Moments later DRS took the lead for good on a beautiful powerplay goal by Michael Fruchter who ripped a slapshot past Bar-David, top shelf to the long side. The score remained 2-1 heading into the 3rd period. With just over 3 minutes to play, DRS captain Jesse Gordon widened the lead to 3-1 with a beautiful goal. Meir Cohen then added an empty-net goal, his 2nd of the game, to seal the victory 4-1 for DRS,and was named MVP of the game. The seniors on this DRS team had never lost a game besides for the three championship games they played in their first three years, which made this one feels all the more better. The spirit in DRS right now is at an all time high!

On the calendar March 30, 2012

April 2 Chabad of The Five Towns Youth Zone for Pesach for children ages 3-6 . A fun filled hands on hour of activities related to Pesach. Chabad of the Five Towns is located at 74 Maple Avenue, Cedarhurst 5:30-6:30 pm. For more information please call 516-295-2478 or www.chabad5towns.com. more

3/29/12

Andrew Lustig, 23, of Woodmere, articulates his identity in a powerful youtube video.

Five Towner articulates “What it means to be a Jew”

The black and white pictures of Jewish personalities and scenes float, shuffle, and gather across the velvet-black background as the violin-led strains of the theme from Schindler’s List plays. Albert Einstein, Eli Weisel, a street in Europe, an Israeli flag unfurled at the Kotel and then the cursive words “What It Means to Be a Jew” appear and fade. more

By Malka Eisenberg and Karen C. Green | 2/9/12

"Tremble and Quake"

Wednesday brought a 5.9 earthquake that shook the east coast from the Carolinas to Canada. The Jewish Star readership chimed in on their experiences: more

By The Jewish Star readership | 8/25/11

Young Israel of Woodmere celebrates 50 years

By Michael Orbach Issue of April 9, 2010 / 24 Nissan 5770 The Young Israel of Woodmere began with a phone call in 1955. The call was to Rabbi Binyamin Kamenetzky, then a first grade … more

4/7/10

Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe draws blog spotlight to Lawrence

By Mayer Fertig Issue of November 6, 2009/ 19 Cheshvan 5770 In Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, followers of Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Kohn, known as the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe, … more

11/3/09

Tuition or mortgage: Choosing public school over homelessness

By Mayer Fertig Issue of August 21, 2009 / 1 Elul 5769 After years of talk about a tuition crisis, many families that scrimped and sacrificed to send children to yeshiva in the past have hit a … more

8/18/09

Sports: Inter-shul baseball

Issue of August 7, 2009 / 17 Av 5769 RESULTS WEEK 6 - AUGUST 2 CHABAD 7 V YIH 5 B.S. 13 V … more

8/5/09