We have all been brought up to believe in the importance of progress. For the past several centuries, the goal of philosophy, religion, culture, and certainly science has been to develop ideas … more

Buckle your seatbelts — we’re heading in. With the arrival of Rosh Hashana on Monday night, the Jewish world is being thrown headlong into the leap year of 5782. In the Gregorian … more

There is a mystical idea which suggests that hidden within every fire of destruction is the spark of redemption. Such, for example, was the case on Aug. 3, 1492, which was also the Ninth of … more

Parashat Nitzavim contains a celebrated pasuk that is quite timely for these final days before Rosh Hashana: This day, I call upon the heaven and the earth as witnesses [that I have warned] … more

The reviews at home were mixed for Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s first meeting with President Joe Biden. Many of those who despise Bennett’s right-wing principles thought … more

Any notion that the worst days of Islamist terrorism are behind us was brutally shattered at Kabul Airport last week when twin bombs ripped indiscriminately through Afghan civilians and US and … more

The obvious lesson for Israel from America’s abandonment of Afghanistan to the Taliban is that it can’t count on the US to protect it from the consequences of ceding more … more

Even before last week’s suicide bombings outside the Kabul airport, the US media was acting with rare unanimity. For the first time in memory, US media organs across the ideological and … more

. On The Jewish Star's cover this week, 13 rabbis from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway each say a few words meant to encourage members of their shuls and the entire community to get vaccinated now. While each rabbi speaks individually, they are really speaking with one voice. more

Every concession Israel has made for peace since the Oslo Accords in 1993 has been based on international assurances that such actions would bolster the Jewish state’s … more