As children and parents gear up for a new school year, it is important to refocus on healthy nutritional habits that may have been lost or curbed during the Summer break. more

A pair of Woodmere cousins more than a decade apart had simultaneous haircuts this month to donate their long growing locks to an Israeli charity. more

More than 30 vendors from Israel’s hard hit southern communities will be showcasing their wares at HAFTR’s middle school in Lawrence on Sunday, Sept. 14, in an effort to help these businesses get back on their feet. more

The Israeli New York Flight club flew 10 single engine Cessna and Piper planes emblazoned with the blue and white Israeli flag across Long Island, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey on Aug. 24 to show support for Israel in its fight against terrorism. more

In this first-grade class photo supplied by Temple Beth Am, Steven Sotloff is second from right in the top row, and Danielle Berrin is at far right in the front row. more

On July 25, Brett Stevens (not to be confused with Bret Stephens) wrote on amerika.org that the Israel-Hamas conflict shows the true nature of liberalism. more

With the increasing concern over worldwide violence against Jews, and of the political defense of such behavior, much debate has focused upon the origins of such conduct as well as to numerous strategies aimed at quelling it. This week’s column will survey the historical and theologically-based origins that are behind these actions. more

The pundits are confused about President Obama’s strategy for fighting terrorism. He seems to say one thing and then a few days later something quite different. As a service to readers of The Jewish Star and the political punditry of America, I will explain the President’s terrorism-fighting strategy, which in his administration seems to be “except when the terrorists are targeting Jews.” more

Leading up to the start of a new academic year in Israel, parents in the rocket-battered south are saying they do not feel safe sending their children back to school. more

While Israel has been engaged in a seemingly endless summer war with the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, pro-Israel students are about to re-enter an increasingly hostile environment for Jews on their college campuses. more