An increase in foster kids puts pressure on OHEL By Yaffi Spodek Issue of July 3, 2009 / 11 Tammuz 5769 OHEL Family and Children’s Services has recently experienced a significant … more

By Ari Lieberman In the course of doing research on the Second Lebanon War, I came across a Wikipedia article called “2006 Lebanon War.” Instinct told me to ignore the article and move along … more

Shlock Rock artist conducts honor system experiment in Jewish music By Tova Ross Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770 Lenny Solomon didn’t plan on releasing a new CD this … more

By Tamar Kairy Issue of April 23, 2010/ 9 Iyar 5770 Elie Wiesel felt anger at G-d after the Holocaust but, contrary to a common misperception of his memoir Night, he did not lose his faith. … more

From the other side of the bench by David Seidemann Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 Let me be clear as an American and as a person who is not the President of the United States. Every … more

Five minutes from North Woodmere lies a community of neat suburban homes, close to the train station, and with a sizable park at its edge. Its synagogue boats a sanctuary bathed in the color of stained glass, a wood-paneled dining hall, and basement classrooms, all hearkening to a faded Rosedale community. more

Zev Wolff, 9, a Woodmere resident, was diagnosed at age 3 with neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer. In addition to radiation and surgery, he was treated with multiple rounds of chemotherapy. After nine months of treatment he was put into remission. A year and a half later, however, he relapsed and once again had to be treated. When Zev’s body rejected the drug that was necessary to keep him in remission, his family and friends united to raise money for a new drug, one that he would be less likely to reject, to help combat the disease. more

When the son of an Israeli Irgun member, left the White House to run for mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel left a void not quite filled by his replacement Bill Daley. In many respects Daley was not able to fill the shoes for the President. He could not get the respect of those he needed on the Hill and even within the Administration to be an effective advocate for Mr. Obama. So when Daley seemingly abruptly resigned this week, there was no hesitation before New Yorker, and perennial Washington insider Jack Lew, an Orthodox Jew, was called on to step in. more

In a recent sidebar to a most informative essay by Rabbi Yechiel Goldhaber in Hamodia, April 18, 2012, concerning the sinking of the Titanic, the following perceptive observation was made: “The Titanic sank deep into the ocean, not to be located for some eighty years. More important, it sank deeply into the conscience of the Jewish nation. more

Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, assessed the UN vote on the Palestinian Authority, the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza, and Israel’s connection with the international community in a phone interview with The Jewish Star last week. more