My passion for speaking Spanish, watching Flamenco, drinking Rioja, admiring artwork, walking a labyrinth of narrow streets, and inhaling the scent of orange blossoms intensifies on every visit to …
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By Irvina Lew
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2/17/16
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It’s widely known that Israel has penetrated the wine market, with some of its sophis-ticated Israeli blends surpassing historically excellent wines from areas such as the Napa Valley or …
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By Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman
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2/10/16
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It was a brave—some may argue foolhardy—lot who confronted the Negev desert’s August heat to walk a short segment of the Israel National Trail (INT) at around noontime.
But the …
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By Deborah Fineblum Schabb
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2/3/16
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The eyes of America are on Iowa as the state prepares to host the first-in-the-nation primary caucuses next Monday night. While Iowa is off the radar of most frum Jews, the Chabad Lubavitch emissary …
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By Miriam Karp
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1/27/16
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As The Jewish Star launches its Travel section, we’re publishing this story from the JNS.org archives, presenting some unexpected Jewish travel notes from years past. The Star will be covering …
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By Alina D. Sharon
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1/20/16
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Issue of August 13, 2010/ 3 Elul 5770
By Miriam Bradman Abrahams
Recently while visiting Israel, my family and I were able to squeeze in some priceless moments as tourists. Our stop in …
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8/11/10
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In my view
by Miriam Bradman Abrahams
Issue of February 5, 2010/ 21 Shvat 5770 We were looking forward to a typical Caribbean getaway: palm trees, blue skies, hot sunny days, and relaxing on …
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2/3/10
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By Mayer Fertig
Issue of November 6, 2009/ 19 Cheshvan 5770
In Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, followers of Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Kohn, known as the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe, …
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11/3/09
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Reviewed by Mayer Fertig
Issue of April 3, 2009 / 9 Nissan 5769
"300 Ways To Ask The Four Questions" by Murray Spiegel and Rickey Stein
Who said Americans aren’t multilingual? They …
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4/1/09
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TONIGHT, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2008 at 7:45 p.m.
Chabad of the Five Towns hosts an evening of inspiration in memory of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg z”l, Rabbi Aryeh Leibish Teitelbaum z”l, …
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12/3/08
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