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Less than one week after our deliverance on Pesach, Jews commemorate central events in contemporary history — first, the Shoah; then the Jewish state’s ongoing battles to survive; and …
shoah
Yad Vashem online exhibit touts family power
As the world marks Yom Hashoah — Holocaust Memorial Day — this week, the enduring strength of the Jewish family is on full view in a new online exhibition from Yad Vashem in Jerusalem …
opinion
‘I was present when Pollard’s perfidy was exposed’
This letter was written by Sidney H. Krimsky, a resident of West Hempstead, in response to last week’s column by Jonathan S. Tobin that was titled, “Ignore Jonathan Pollard’s …
BOOKS
New book eyes The Rav’s philosophical puzzle
Modern Orthodox Jews know a few things about The Rav, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, ztz”l: He was heir to the Brisker dynasty of Talmud Study; he studied neo-Kantian philosophy in Berlin; …
shoah
‘Voltswagen’ stunt reminds us of firm’s legacy
Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess issued a public apology after using the line Ebit macht frei at a company event. The phrase echoed the words arbeit macht frei, meaning “work sets you …
opinion
The threats American Jewry refuses to face
After being forced by COVID-19 restrictions to celebrate Passover alone last year, like their Israeli brethren, American Jews were by and large able to celebrate the Passover seder …
passover 5781
Pesach-ready kids radiate the holiday's spirit
The children in this photospread, featured on page 1 of The Jewish Star, radiate the spirit of Pesach as the holiday draws near.
middle east
Strained US ties bring Saudis closer to Israel
American-Saudi ties have been growing increasingly strained in recent months, a development that will likely see the Sunni power draw even closer to Jerusalem, Israeli observers have told …
coronavirus
Vaccine blood libel: Wicked ‘medical apartheid’ lie
The ancient blood libel — “Jews are poisoners,” used to stoke anti-Semitic violence through the ages, from the Black Death to tainted wells — has reappeared. This time, it …
travel
Discover history behind Jerusalem street names
Jerusalem is a city of history. Much of that history can be found in the ancient structures of the Old City. However …
middle east
Jordan instability threatens bad news for Israel
The arrest last weekend of nearly 20 people, including former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein, by Jordanian authorities in what is being viewed by some as a coup attempt has led to fears over the …
This week in Torah
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‘Vayidom Aharon.’ And Aaron was silent
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The pursuit of the Holy is our central mission
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Leadership approaches: reticence v. impetuosity
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Kashrut: Pausing to consider our spiritual selves
Many years ago, I had the opportunity to take a long-overdue vacation with my family in Walt Disney World. For our children, who had just spent the better part of a year dealing with the …
Kosher Bookworm
The yichus — legacy — of Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld
We call it yichus — the legacy of generations of the past. Rabbis, scholars, talmidei chachamim, community leaders who were ancestors to those we now look up to. All the above, Rabbi Shlomo …