by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of January 8 2010/ 22 Tevet 5770 The first major attempt to stem the tide of Israelite growth consisted of Paroh ordering midwives to kill male babies at birth. … more

By Rabbi Reuven Spolter Issue of January 8 2010/ 22 Tevet 5770 Usually, I like being at the front of a tech curve. I like technically oriented magazines, blogs and podcasts. I designed my own … more

I'm thinking by Micah D. Halpern Issue of January 10, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 As unpopular a sentiment as it is, I have to give Jimmy Carter the benefit of the doubt. The man from Plains, … more

By Bracha Goetz Issue of January 10, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 Some were shocked. Many were in denial. Others were disillusioned when those tapes emerged. But what happens next? It is wonderful if … more

From the other side of the bench by David Seidemann Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 What a week. No matter where you turned it seemed that the news revolved around parents and … more

by Robert S. Wistrich Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 Exactly ten years ago, on a cold winter morning in New York City, the Catholic-Jewish Historical Commission, established to … more

A review of “1492: The Year the World Began” by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 It is not unusual for a book’s title to include a year. 1776 and 1912 are … more

Issue of January 1 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 The real story behind Hesder To the Editor: In an article appearing in the December 18, 2009 issue of The Jewish Star (“No evacuation, says … more

Parshat Vayechi By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 Many years ago I saw a movie called “Glengarry Glen Ross” which is based on a play by David Mamet. Mamet is … more

Persona non grata in U.K. before Livni By Moshe Feiglin Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 “It is important to understand,” I said to television interviewer Dan Margalit, “I am … more