You can add a touch of whimsy to your misloach manot with 3D Queen Esther cookies, an edible art activity that’s a joy to design, in part because to create the cookies, we turn kitchen … more

Issue of Sept. 12, 2008 Accidents waiting to happen To the Editor: I have been meaning to write this for a long time. I can procrastinate no longer. A recent incident that happened in a … more

Voting practices called into question by concerned delegates By Menachem Gottlieb Issue of Dec. 19, 2008 / 22 Kislev 5769 The Orthodox Union held their national convention at the Ramada … more

The right angle By Rabbi Avi Shafran Issue of March 27, 2009 / 4 Nissan 5769 The title of Reform Rabbi David Forman’s column in the Jerusalem Post was certainly intriguing. “Let’s … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769 The young maintenance worker from Brazil didn’t know what a swastika was. She called Rabbi Anchelle Perl on Friday morning wondering … more

Parshat Bereishit By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of October 16 2009/ 29 Tishrei 5770 Chava bears two children, Kayin (Cain) and Hevel, and each one takes on a profession. Time passes, Kayin … more

Claire Kamhi Hachnassat Kallah Fund gears up for busy few months B y  M a y e r  F e r t i g Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Nicole Gleitman is not a caterer but between now and … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of May 7, 2010/ 23 Iyar, 5770 With the annual observance of Yom Yerushalayim this Wednesday, May 12, this week’s essay will be a brief review … more

I'm thinking Issue of August 28, 2010/ 18 Elul 5770 The international media is so concerned with covering the resumption of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians and so consumed … more

Misrepresenting the RCA To the Editor: The Jewish Star’s article on the brain death controversy in the Orthodox community (“Is Brain Death Enough?  The RCA Says Maybe”; January 21, 2011) … more