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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

At NCYI's 2018 gala, Anthony Scaramucci, former press secretary for President Trump, was presented with the Friend of Zion Award by (from left) NCYI President Farley Weiss, Journal and Dinner Coordinator Judah Rhine, and NCYI First Vice President Dr. Joseph Frager.

Young Israels at war

At the end of March, the National Council of Young Israel will hold a gala dinner hosted by Pete Hegseth, the co-host of “Fox & Friends.” The invitation advertises that Rep. … more

By Ben Sales, JTA | 3/6/19

Cedarhurst talks mesh history and Torah

Dr. Henry Abramson, dean of Touro’s Lander College of Arts and Sciences, resumes his Jewish history lecture series in the Five Towns community this week. Abramson’s free … more

2/1/17

Young Israel of Woodmere members outside the Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem shul during their walking tour of the Lower East Side.

YIW goes back to the ‘hood

Over 60 people from the Young Israel of Woodmere took a guided walking tour of the historic Lower East Side of Manhattan on Sunday. On the bus ride into the city, Rabbi Evan Hoffman prepared the … more

5/10/18

Rav Aharon Brafman, zt”l, and his brother, attorney Ben Brafman.

Sheloshim tribute to Rav Aharon Brafman, zt’’l

This week marks the sheloshim of the petirah of one of our community’s leading rabbis and educators, Rav Aharon Brafman, zt’’l. Rav Brafman’s entire life was dedicated to … more

By Alan Jay Gerber | 9/13/17

Rabbi Hershel Billet of the Young Israel of Woodmere.

No summer getaway from Torah

With the start of summer, The Jewish Star is again pleased to publish a special summer message by Rabbi Hershel Billet of the Young Israel of Woodmere. Rabbi Billet urges … more

By Rabbi Hershel Billet | 6/27/18

Dinner season is upon us

Mayer Fertig Issue of Feb. 27, 2009 / 3 Adar 5769 So your best friend and her husband are receiving a well-deserved honor from the shul, school or organization to which they devote so much time … more

2/24/09

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

More than 30 speakers participated in Sunday’s event. Some of them, pictured at the conference, are shown here. Left column from top: Closing keynote speaker Rabbi Mordechai Willig, Rabbi Eytan Feiner, Mrs. Esther Wein, Dr. David Mark, Rabbi Jonathan Muskat, Dr. David Pelcovitz. Right column from top: Opening keynote speaker Rabbi Yaakov Bender (file photo), Rabbi Tsvi Selengut, Rebbetzin Shani Taragin, Rabbi Robby Charnoff, Rabbi Isaac Rice, and Rabbi Zev Meir Friedman.

‘NEVER GIVE UP’: 5 Towns conference tackles tough challenges facing frum educators, parents, children

Several hundred Jewish educators and parents spent Sunday drilling for fresh ideas on how to meet a myriad of challenges — some old, many new — that confront those charged with passing … more

By The Jewish Star | 6/29/16

Rabbis Hain and Billet ask 5 Towns to send 1,000 to AIPAC confab

Rabbis Kenneth Hain of Congregation Beth Shalom in Lawrence and Hershel Billet of the Young Israel of Woodmere want 1,000 Five Towners at #AIPAC's March conference in Washington. Watch the video. more

By The Jewish Star Staff | 11/10/14