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

Five hundred people and 25 speakers considered chinuch from a variety of Orthodox perspectives, at the annual Five Towns Community Collaborative Conference, last Sunday at the Young Israel of … more

The Orthodox Union has selected the Young Israel of Oceanside as one of 16 winners of its nationwide Women’s Initiative Challenge Grant. YI Oceanside won for its program, M’Dor … more

We are a nation that cherishes the memories of those who have passed on, leaving legacies of deep faith and commitment to our G-d and our people. Among the greatest was Rabbi Dr. Aharon … more

There’s yiddishkeit in Brooklyn beyond Boro Park-Flatbush, Crown Heights and Williamsburg. There’s Brooklyn Heights, heart of the borough’s Manhattan-centric Brownstone belt. The … more

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

Rabbi Eli Biegeleisen was installed on Sunday as the mara d’atra of the Lido Beach Synagogue, Congregation Etz Chaim, at the eastern end of the Long Beach barrier island. Rabbis from shuls … more

Family, friends and members of the community who never met them filled Congregation Beth Shalom in Lawrence on Monday night for an evening of inspiration in memory of Elisheva Kaplan and Yisroel … more

Rabbi Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin, recounting anecdotes from his years in prison, told an audience at the Agudath Israel of Bayswater last Wednesday night how his emunah sustained him. A pasuk in … more

Ambassador Dani Dayan, consul general of Israel in New York, will celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary in the Irving Place Minyan, 111 Irving Pl., speaking at 11 am. more