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In an extraordinary Rosh Hashana video, 13 Five Towns and Far Rockaway rabbis speak in ‘one voice’ to admonish: GET THE SHOT!
. On The Jewish Star's cover this week, 13 rabbis from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway each say a few words meant to encourage members of their shuls and the entire community to get vaccinated now. While each rabbi speaks individually, they are really speaking with one voice.
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Leaping into a ‘double joy’ new year of 5782
Buckle your seatbelts — we’re heading in. With the arrival of Rosh Hashana on Monday night, the Jewish world is being thrown headlong into the leap year of 5782. In the Gregorian …
book review
Finally, a genuine teenage Jewish superhero
As the first author to publish a book about the Jewish connection to comic books, I’m tired of writing articles that begin with the words, “As the first author to publish a book about …
anti-semitism
Philadelphia librarians hit for indoctrinating children with anti-Israel propaganda assault
Philadelphia’s public library system is under fire for an alleged effort to indoctrinate children and parents against Israel. A biased pro-Palestinian agenda in books, videos and resource …
opinion
Why the Crown Heights pogrom still matters
T hree decades have passed since the Crown Heights pogrom, and any assessment of the memory of that tragic event must start with an acknowledgment that New York City is a very different place …
kosher kitchen
Letting veggies trump brisket this New Year
D uring the past few years, I have noticed that more than a few of my friends and relatives have become vegetarians (or “mostly vegetarians”). And there’s been a lot of …
schools
School’s back from summer
At SKA, students will soon benefit from a modernized Beit Midrash and Learning Commons. Helping to prepare for the renovation (from left): Associate Principal Elana Flaumenhaft, Principal …
crt
Banning critical race theory would gut teaching Jewish history, Shoah included
Anyone teaching the past by skipping over the unpleasant parts isn’t teaching history. …
north africa
Israel being drawn into Algerian-Moroccan feud
Algeria’s decision last week to sever diplomatic ties with its neighbor, Morocco, put the spotlight on the strengthening Israeli-Moroccan relations that were born out of the Abraham …
israel
Tech startup employees are on autism spectrum
Tel Aviv-based Point.AI is making a social impact while providing critical data annotation for the fast-growing artificial intelligence industry. By 2025, an estimated 500 exabytes of data …
opinion
There’ll be no rescuing Biden from Afghanistan
The obvious lesson for Israel from America’s abandonment of Afghanistan to the Taliban is that it can’t count on the US to protect it from the consequences of ceding more …
Long Island news
Vandal attacks a Long Beach shul
Two Torah scrolls and other religious objects were stolen and the Aron Kodesh vandalized at the Chabad of the Beaches shul in Long Beach over the weekend. The incident occurred as the congregation …
health mind and body
Here are 10 reasons to love the pomegranate
Coaxing the edible seeds out of a pomegranate is a popular how-to topic. Some swear by the whack-with-a-wooden-spoon method; others massage out those ruby-red arils in a bowl of water to keep things …
israel
8 ways Israel acts to save its bees
Rosh Hashana is upon us, and that means honey on our tables and honeybees on our minds. It’s no secret that the humble honeybee is in danger. The global bee population is dying at a dizzying …
crt
We’re individuals. CRT doesn’t define us.
Whose job is it to define who I am? Is it an institution’s job or is it mine? In all the brouhaha over critical race theory, this question is rarely asked. …
friends
Iranian Americans build bridges with Israelis
After a visit to Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in late July, Khosrow Beitollahi, a former Iranian air force pilot and activist against Iran’s current regime, said he was devastated …
opinion
The tangled roots of America’s latest defeat
Even before last week’s suicide bombings outside the Kabul airport, the US media was acting with rare unanimity. For the first time in memory, US media organs across the ideological and …
viewpoint
Islamism’s brutal face is back on display
Any notion that the worst days of Islamist terrorism are behind us was brutally shattered at Kabul Airport last week when twin bombs ripped indiscriminately through Afghan civilians and US and …
This week in Torah
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The leitmotif of these High Holy Days: Return!
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Victory’s brilliance can blind to future dangers
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Despite our mistakes, we can return to Torah
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Defeating death through a covenant with G-d
Only now, reaching parashat Nitzavim, can we begin to get a sense of the vast, world-changing project at the heart of the Divine-human encounter that took place in the lifetime of Moses and the birth …
Kosher Bookworm
Why not celebrate Rosh Chodesh on Rosh Hashana?
The following is an excerpt from Rabbi Evan Hoffman’s “Parsha Themes in Historical Perspective,” published this summer by Gefen Publishing. This section is titled “The Missing …
Ben Cohen
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It’s Taliban’s Afghanistan. Time to sanction Pakistan.
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Islamism’s brutal face is back on display
Any notion that the worst days of Islamist terrorism are behind us was brutally shattered at Kabul Airport last week when twin bombs ripped indiscriminately through Afghan civilians and US and …
James Sinkinson
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Palestinian war on Israel is war on truth
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Rout a reality check for allies, especially Israel
Every concession Israel has made for peace since the Oslo Accords in 1993 has been based on international assurances that such actions would bolster the Jewish state’s …
Jonathan Tobin
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These cranky old Jews not a laughing matter
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Why the Crown Heights pogrom still matters
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Flattery, empty promises won’t save alliance
The reviews at home were mixed for Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s first meeting with President Joe Biden. Many of those who despise Bennett’s right-wing principles thought …
Food
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Lessening labor of Labor Day Rosh Hashanah
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Summer, and the cooking (with kids) is easy
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Letting veggies trump brisket this New Year
D uring the past few years, I have noticed that more than a few of my friends and relatives have become vegetarians (or “mostly vegetarians”). And there’s been a lot of …
Travel