I have served this chicken on Rosh Hashanah for years, and it’s a go-to for a quick and easy Shabbat recipe. The chicken gets caramelized from the glossy and delicious sauce. … more

Israel could have done a better job of enlisting Christian allies in its efforts to prevent the United Nations from passing a resolution erasing the Jewish connection to the Temple … more

Archaeologists have uncovered yet more evidence of the ancient Jewish connection to Jerusalem — the very same week that UNESCO and the Palestinian Authority (PA) were declaring that Jews have … more

Five years ago, on a whim, Cindy, a 27-year-old Jewish woman, decided to pursue genetic testing through an online laboratory. She wasn’t expecting any surprises because she had no family … more

When Israeli journalist Eylon Aslan-Levy logged onto his Twitter account in late August, he was shockingly confronted with superimposed images of his head peeking out of a crematoria … more

KARNEI SHOMRON — The Chicago Cubs were facing the Cleveland Indians this week in a historic World Series, and most of Israel could not care less. This Jewish town is different. The Neve … more

My father, Haim Hendrick Roet, a Holocaust survivor from the Netherlands, addressed the United Nations General Assembly in January, during its annual Holocaust memorial ceremony with this poignant … more

Why is it, that everything happens right before Shabbat starts? Two weeks ago, half the electricity went out in my house. The freezers and fridge in the garage were out, as was my oven in the … more

For much of her adult life, Rachel Freier has been a trailblazer in her hasidic community in Borough Park: a lawyer, an advocate for higher education, the founder of an all-female ambulance service … more

This is the third time I have had the honor of writing an op-ed for Jewish Star readers the week before a presidential election. The first two times I warned against voting for Barack Obama because … more