Charedim in the military Page 8 YU Shabbaton in the Five Towns Pages 6, 12 Being chosen: tougher than it sounds Page 10 Iran, fi rst victim of cyber warfare Page 16 THE JEWISH STAR VOL 9, NO 40 ■ OCTOBER 8, 2010 / 30 TISHREI, 5771 WWW.THEJEWISHSTAR.COM Hidden in plain sight Boxes of Rav Moshe Feinstein’s writing found By Michael Orbach A new volume of the halachic responsa and letters of HaRav Moshe Feinstein zt”l will see the light of day thanks to his grand- children. The Belarus-born gadol hador, the great- est Torah leader of his generation, was 91 when he passed away on Ta’anis Esther in 1986. Rav Moshe’s reputation as the fore- Photo courtesy theyeshivaworld.com most posek, halachic decisor, and a beloved The aftermath of a violent high-speed crash on a quiet Brooklyn street that claimed the life of Shalhevet High leader, radiated from the Lower East Side of School freshman Sarah Erdan a”h. The driver was 16 and unlicensed. He is being charged as an adult. Manhattan where he led Mesivta Tiferes Je- rusalem for half a century while answering an unending stream of halachic questions from all over the world. Many of his decisions were published in a seven-volume collection of halachic responsa titled “Igros Moshe,” 13 year-old girl lost the “Answers of Moshe.” He resolved ques- tions on an almost unimaginable array of subjects, from business and ethical disputes to complex medical issues and matters of life and death. One of Rav Moshe’s most famous opinions, still discussed at length today, per- to reckless driving mitted consumption of non-cholov yisroel milk, unsupervised during the milking pro- By Malka Eisenberg propriate way and shepherding the girls cess — though only in the United States. through the tragedy,” said Mrs. Esther After Rav Moshe’s death, his son-in-law, In six short days at Shalhevet High Eisenman, the principal. Rabbi Moshe Tendler, and Rabbi Tendler’s School, freshman Sarah Erdan impressed Zahava Farbman, a Chai Lifeline grief son-in-law, Rabbi Shabtai Rappaport, culled her schoolmates with her joy of life and counselor and social worker, and Dr. Lisa an additional volume out of his letters. The concern for others. Her sudden death on Korman, a psychologist, met with the volume was published in 1994 and is con- Sunday in the violent crash of a minivan students. sidered to be the eighth volume of “Igros with an unlicensed driver behind the “She treated everyone like her young- Moshe.” wheel has left a gaping hole in the hearts er sister,” sophomore Perry Danese said “Whatever someone wanted to ask, Rav and minds of her fellow students at this of Sarah Erdan, her friend since the Moshe would answer: things about marriage, close-knit school. eighth grade. “She never judged anyone Courtesy Shalhevet High School understanding a diffi cult Gemarah, ques- After learning of the fatal crash the and was the most giving and generous Sarah Erdan a”h, 13, from a group tions pertaining to tefi lah and community school administration and faculty fo- photo released several weeks ago cused on “memorializing Sarah in an ap- by Shalhevet High School. 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They are subject to editing for length and clarity. 410722 3 Mayer Fertig to step down as publisher and editor STAR THE JEWISH By Jewish Star Staff Under Fertig’s leadership The Jewish Star managing editor of WCBS Newsradio 880 expanded from Long Island into New York and has been a regular substitute host on Na- The Jewish Star’s publisher and editor-in- City and won a number of awards from the chum Segal’s JM in the AM radio program chief is stepping down and will depart the New York State Press Association and the since 1989. 5771 Tishrei 30 8, 2010 October paper later this month. Mayer Fertig, who American Jewish Press Association while sales “This is an exciting new development joined the Star in August of 2006 and trans- and circulation grew signifi cantly. He built for Yeshiva University. Few can bring what formed it from a little-known local Jewish the paper’s fi rst website, founded a weekly e- Mayer can. He is a seasoned communications newspaper into a well-respected publication mail newsletter that is seen by thousands of professional — versatile in print and broad- with a regional following, is to become the readers. Earlier this year Fertig led the paper’s cast — who knows what it takes to get the senior director of media relations and public transformation from a broadsheet to a tabloid news out. He understands what is important affairs at Yeshiva University. format. Last Spring he began hosting a weekly not only to the YU community, but also to “I am very proud of what’s been accom- Internet radio program, “What’s Next,” live the Jewish community at large: locally, na- plished at The Jewish Star during the last from his offi ce, co-hosted by Miriam L. Wal- tionally, and internationally. I look forward more than four years, with the help of a lach, a columnist in the paper. to his partnership in getting the University’s wonderful group of writers, and it’s very dif- “Mayer is the consummate journalist,” ex- dynamic and complex story out into the fi cult to leave, but I see this as moving from plained Stuart Richner, president of Richner world,” said Georgia Pollak, vice president reporting on events in the Orthodox world Communications Inc., the parent company of for communications and public affairs at Ye- to helping to shape them and I’m privileged The Jewish Star.