From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of Feb. 13, 2009 / 19 Shevat 5769 My mother, may she rest in peace, also had eight children. But unlike that woman in … more

In My View By Rabbi Herschel Billet Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 Recently a video circulated on the Internet in which a prominent Torah scholar responded impatiently when … more

Right Angle By Rabbi Avi Shafran Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 I hope my wife and kids don’t find out that I consider it kosher to force 16-year-old girls to work 20 hours … more

Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 Pre-schoolers at Yeshiva of South Shore’s Hollander Early Childhood Center studied the 10 plagues in a hands-on, non-frightening way. They poured and … more

Rabbi Lookstein defends himself against critics By Michael Orbach Jan. 27, 2009 / Special to TheJewishStar.com The Rabbinical Council of America appears to have backed away from its … more

Bnot Shulamith wins first two matches of the season By Yaffi Spodek Jan. 2, 2009 / 6 Teves 5769 The Bnot Shulamith Torah Bowl team scored an impressive victory Dec. 17, besting five other … more

Historic event will commemorate yartzeit of Mercaz HaRav victims By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Dec. 12, 2008 / 15 Kislev 5769 Rosh Chodesh Adar, Feb. 24, 2009, will mark the first … more

Staff report Issue of Nov. 14, 2008 / 17 Cheshvan 5769 If you’ve made sizable donations in the past to kollels in Israel, you can rest a little easier –– someone you probably have … more

Local rabbi to present Jewish perspective at international conference By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Nov. 7, 2008 / 9 Cheshvan 5769 A Nov. 16 symposium in Moscow, organized by the Russian … more

RCA makes Pruzbul document available for creditors By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Sept. 26, 2008 The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) has produced a formulated copy of the “Pruzbul,” a … more