Issue of July 23, 2010/ 12 Av, 5770 By Daniel Sosnowik "Officer, what's your badge number?" I've been asked that question countless times over the last 26 years. Almost always, it followed an … more

Issue of July 23, 2010/ 12 Av 5770 Not the way we do thing To the Editor: Your front-page headline "Witness tampering charged in abuse case: Beth Medrash Govoha implicated" (July 9, … more

Issue of July 23, 2010/ 12 Av 5770 Dear Aviva, What is our world coming to? I just got off the phone with my friend. She called to tell me about our mutual friend’s divorce. This is the … more

Issue of July 23, 2010/ 12 Av 5770 by Micah D. Halpern The burning question in European democracies today is this: Is it appropriate for a European democracy to prohibit the wearing of the burqa, … more

Issue of July 23, 2010/ 12 Av 5770 Dear That's Life, "Jack of all trades, master of none" goes the expression: one person cannot be good at everything. As we go through life and have different … more

By Jewish Star Staff July 16, 2010 / 5 Av 5770 Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Robert Miller has confirmed a settlement ending the legal battle between Shulamith School for Girls in Brooklyn and … more

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Issue of July 16, 2010/ 5 Av, 5770 It would presumptuous of us to assume that the Eida Charedis in Yerushalayim takes any step in reaction to public opinion; more presumptious still to imagine the … more

Issue of July 16, 2010/ 5 Av 5770 “I get by with a little help from my friends” — The Beatles We all depend on our friends for different things. You want your friends to be honest with … more

by Mayer Fertig Issue of July 15, 2010/ 5 Av 5770 It has the makings of a great trip. Go to Israel, be a farmhand. No kidding: 47,000 people have volunteered for two or three hours at a shot, … more