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New bookstore opens on Central Avenue Page 2 So long and good riddance, Helen Thomas Page 14 The wrong time for a protest Page 10 Fair and balanced coverage of charedim? Page 7 THE JEWISH STAR VOL 9, NO 23 ■ JUNE 11, 2010 / 29 SIVAN, 5770 WWW.THEJEWISHSTAR.COM Lawsuit tossed Quick decision Shidduchim for upholds school everyone, by everyone closure By Michael Orbach A lawsuit claimimg the Lawrence School District acts to benefi t the Orthodox commu- nity has been tossed out of court again, and in record time. Five parents who wanted to block the closure of the Number Six School fi led suit, claiming that shuttering the school in Cedar- hurst would violate their children’s constitu- tional rights. In August 2009 a federal judge ruled in favor of the district. A three-judge appellate panel heard the parents’ appeal in May, and three weeks later upheld the lower court’s ruling. “We’re satisfi ed that the appellate court sought so expeditiously to uphold [the] deci- sion,” said District 15 school board President Photo illustration by Alyson Goodman Murray Forman. “We hope this puts an end to an unfortunate chapter in the district’s his- tory.” By closing the school, the parents claimed, Creative Connections aims to empower the school board had violated their chil- dren’s rights under the First and Fourteenth communities in the search for matches Amendments. A future sale of the school, the parents argued, would serve to benefi t the Orthodox population. By Tova Ross ing to empower Jewish commu- The three-judge panel ruled that the clos- nities to help their singles meet ing of the school was not a violation of the Since the beginning of time, in a healthy environment. Establishment Clause and that the plaintiffs Jewish singles have typically re- “It’s an issue of importance failed to demonstrate “adverse treatment of lied on someone or something across the religious spectrum,” individuals compared with other similarly to help them meet their future said Rabbi Kenneth Brander, di- situated individuals.” spouse. Whether it’s a communi- rector of the Center for the Jew- Setting tax levels is a function of secular ty matchmaker, the introduction ish Future. “I don’t like to say government, the decision explained, and of a friend of a friend, the steps there’s a shidduch crisis, and I “the question frequently generates spirited of an Upper West Side shul on a don’t think singles like that word debate, often informed by a range of self-in- Friday night or dating websites, either. I simply think there are terests, but the First Amendment does not ex- Jewish men and women have not enough opportunities for clude any interest from public debate simply utilized communal resources to singles to meet each other in because it is informed by religion.” meet and marry. Now, Yeshiva healthy and appropriate ways. Furthermore, the judges found, the “plain- University’s Center for the Jew- What Creating Connections does tiffs fail plausibly to allege that the plan en- Courtesy Yeshiva University ish Future has introduced its is set up social networks for tangles the government with religion.” Jewish singles with matchmakers at an event run newest initiative: Creating Con- young men and women to per- Last August, District Judge Johanna Sey- by Creative Connections in the White Shul. nections, a global program aim- Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3 Shabbat Candlelighting: 8:07 p.m. Shabbat ends 9:17 p.m. 72 minute zman 9:39 p.m. Torah Reading Parshat Korach Zman Kriat Shma 8:15 (Magen Avrohom) and 9:09 (GRA & Ba’al Tanya) Almost like having the paper read to you ... Tune in online, Thursdays at 2 'What's Next — the latest from The Jewish Star' 01 3 NO PERMIT 0 3 Hosted by Mayer Fertig & Miriam L. Wallach, live on nachumsegal.com 115 , NY , CITY ARDEN G AID P GE A T S PO US TD S T Get Our Email Newsletter - send ‘sign me up’ to [email protected] PRS 378423 2 Inside AR T The Jewish Star Five Towns has a bookstore once again WISH S Classified Ads 18 Editorial 16 By Miriam Bradman Abrahams I’m Thinking 15 It’s the beginning of a new chapter for THE JE Kosher Bookworm 8 book lovers. More than a year after Borders 0 7 Letters to the Editor 16 Books closed its Cedarhurst location, the Five 7 On the Calendar 6 Towns has a new neighborhood bookstore. Blue Door Books, an independent, full ser- AN 5 Only Simchas 19 vice shop opened without fanfare last week Opinion 14-17 SIV at 501A Central Avenue. 9 Parsha 12 Owners Sharon Garber and Rucki Green- That’s Life 19 baum are from Lawrence and Woodmere, 010 2 The Other Side of the Bench 18 respectively. Garber trained as an interior designer, and designed the new shop; Green- How to reach us: baum majored in English and journalism and Our offices at 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530 are open from 9 worked in publishing. Together they plan to June 11, 2 a.m. to 5 p.m. every weekday, with early closing as necessary on cater to local needs, Greenbaum said, fi lling Erev Shabbat. Contact us via e-mail or telephone as listed below. special requests in 2-3 days. Advertising “Blue Door would like to grow into some- [email protected] thing more than just a book store,” Green- Nassau County baum said. She believes big chain stores can’t [email protected] survive in the Five Towns, where specifi c 516-569-4000 extension 290 types of retailers are needed instead. She and Manhattan & Queens Garber plan to offer book clubs for adults and [email protected] children, as well as story time, story-themed 516-569-4000 extension 319 parties, Bananagrams tournaments and au- Photos by Monica Rzewski Classified thor visits. Customers gather [email protected] A website is planned but hundreds of at Blue Door Books, Community Calendar items Facebook friends of Blue Door Books are al- [email protected] the new bookstore ready reading updates, requests for ideas and on Central Avenue. Letters to the Editor announcements of new book release dates. [email protected] The store is located Even as some turn to e-books, a printed opposite where the News and Sports items book will always be a necessity for Sabbath [email protected] observers, and avid readers tend to love the Borders book store Press Releases feeling of holding, smelling, and turning the used to be. The own- [email protected] pages of an real book. ers, Sharon Garber Publisher and Editor in Chief Borders customers will remember and and Rucki Green- [email protected] welcome Sarajane Giddings, a bookseller for baum, aim to make 516-632-5205 extension 4 20 years and now a book group facilitator. it more than just a Senior Editor She is on staff at the new store, welcoming [email protected] bookstore. Long- 516-569-4000 extension 289 customers to Blue Door Books with a smile time former Borders and apt reading suggestions. employee Sarajane Facsimile: Giddings is on staff Miriam B. Abrahams loves books. She is The Star prefers e-mail, but we are equipped to accept your at the new store. letters, releases, etc. by FAX. 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