You have to live in a bubble of New York Times readers and NPR listeners to think that what happens on “Saturday Night Live” is of earth-shattering importance. But the controversy over … more

They’re a little late to the party, but nevertheless still very welcome. The separate statements of Abe Foxman, former head of the Anti-Defamation League, and David Harris, former head of … more

Pekudei has sometimes been called “The Accountant’s Parsha,” because that is how it begins, with the audited accounts of the money and materials donated to the Sanctuary. It is the … more

A long, long time ago, when I was much younger, even more foolish and living in California, I used a motorcycle … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of March 27, 2009 / 4 Nissan 5769 A child is born and eight days later he is passed from one person to another, to another and … more

I'm thinking by Micah Halpern Issue of May 7, 2010/ 23 Iyar 5770 Ahmadinejad is not a lunatic. He is not crazy. He is not insane. He is not a madman driven by hatred. Ahmadinejad is a … more

The Jewish Star is proud to introduce this exclusive weekly feature by a renowned and respected educator Issue of August 27, 2010/ 17 Elul, 5770 By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz One by one, people … more

In 1916, in Portsmouth, Virginia, a little boy named Max was born. In two years his family, the Gifters, moved to Baltimore and when little Max was old enough he was sent to receive a full public school education. What was to follow in Max’s, now Mordechai’s, life was the legacy of one of America’s first native born sages who was to help redefine the status of Jewish religious learning both here in the United States and the world. more

Perhaps the most popular tractate of the Talmud among our people is the Mishnah Avot. What is unique to this particular book of the Talmud is that, unlike the other tractates, this one is a book of ethics not law. more

As the Republican and Democratic conventions draw near, the news media expends more of its time on election-related coverage. The focus is either on gaffes made by Vice President Biden, the fiscal policies and the fitness regimen of Mitt Romney’s choice for VP, Representative Paul Ryan, and the campaign battles between the two presidential candidates. more