Last week there were two widely covered attacks on free speech, one in private industry the other in the world of public service. more

With Pesach just around the corner, we conclude this year’s review of what’s new to read for this most glorious of all festivals. more

Jerusalem, 1948. The newly born State of Israel was struggling against vastly superior Arab forces, and Jerusalem, the heart and soul of the Jewish people, was under siege. There was only one major road to Jerusalem from the west, where the majority of Israel’s population and her food and supplies production lay, and the Arabs had successfully blocked access to the capital to all but the bravest of travelers. more

I wondered what the kidoshim (holy ones) were thinking from shamaim (heaven) as they saw all 100 of me and my classmates in Darchei Binah walk in and out of a gas chamber as frum Jews, completely unscathed. more

The Jewish Star wishes the entire community a chag kasher vsamayach — a kosher and happy Passover. more

Nearly 100 members of the ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng, China, are expected to attend a first-of-its-kind traditional Passover Seder next Monday. more

We’ve all got at least one of these stories in us. The child who finds a hidden hammantash in a sock drawer on seder night. That forgotten candy at the bottom of a tallis bag. The seder mints that were discovered to be shockingly dairy after a fleishig meal. The moments that our jaws drop in disbelief, when we shout to ourselves: “How could I have overlooked this? And what do I do now?” more

Michael Levine saw a family history intertwined with the Jewish history of the community and a business run on chesed and tradition, with the descendents of the founders working at the same desks, the drawers unemptied, one holding a set of dentures and immigration papers from Ellis Island. more

Fifteen years ago, Alan Hirsch saw the inability of 22 families in Maaleh Amos and in Hebron to pay for their Passover expenses. So he paid for it himself. more