It is with unbearable pain that I announce the death of my husband, Sheldon, of complications from a long illness.
Sheldon was the love of my life. He was my partner in romance, philanthropy, …
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By Miriam Adelson
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1/21/21
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The second verse of Parashat Behar contains the well-known words, “When you come to the Land that I am giving you,” that serve as a prologue to the mitzvah of shemitah (the Sabbatical …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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5/5/21
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While Jews have been persecuted over the centuries more than perhaps any other people, they can take at least cold comfort in the fact that their enemies almost always rely on outright lies to …
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By James Sinkinson
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11/3/21
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At the height of the drama of the Golden Calf in this week’s parsha, Ki Tisa, a vivid and enigmatic scene takes place. Moses has secured forgiveness for the people. But now, on Mount Sinai …
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By Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks zt"l
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2/16/22
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Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as Carlos the Jackal, is an international terrorist who for decades was the most wanted fugitive …
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By Yaron Niski and Danny Liber, Israel Hayom
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7/28/22
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As the lighthearted expression goes, the future is one of the hardest things to predict. That did not stop New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman from offering grim …
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By Jason Dov Greenblatt
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11/16/22
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Our parasha contains a phrase that is found in the first bracha of the Shemoneh Esrei: “God your Lord is the ultimate Supreme Being and the highest possible Authority. Great, mighty and …
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By David Entengoff
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8/2/23
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It’s been more than two weeks since the atrocities of Oct. 7 shocked the world with the deliberate cruelty and barbarism exhibited by Hamas terrorists as they conducted what has been aptly …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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10/25/23
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I used to say, only half in jest, that the proof that Moses was the greatest of the prophets was that when G-d asked him to lead the Jewish people, he refused four times: Who am I to lead? They will …
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By Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks zt"l
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1/4/24
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Thirteenth person diagnosed Monday
Jewish Star Staff report
Issue of Sept. 19, 2008
The Nassau County Department of Health reported another confirmed case of the deadly West Nile virus …
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9/17/08
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