A student leader at Montreal’s McGill University is refusing to resign amid rising Jewish anger on campus following his urging on Twitter to “punch a Zionist today.” At what was … more

The two families captured in a viral photo taken at O’Hare Airport in Chicago during a demonstration of President Trump’s travel ban had a Shabbat meal together. On Friday night, the … more

I am getting my article in later than usual this week (and it’s usually pretty late!). You see, my husband Jerry was visiting Israel, to see his marred son, married daughter and six … more

Gaucher disease is a rare, inherited disorder that impacts approximately 10,000 people worldwide. It can cause severe and debilitating symptoms, including enlargement of the liver and spleen, bone … more

To hear the news media tell it, Israel’s Knesset has approved extreme right-wing legislation that will steal Palestinian land by legalizing illegal outposts and thereby demolish the last hopes … more

Though this week’s parsha begins with a story of Yisro, its chronological relationship with the rest of the Exodus narrative is debated by the commentaries. If we ignore this story for a … more

The penultimate pasuk of our parasha, Yitro, focuses on the law of constructing an altar made of stone: “And when you make for Me an altar of stones, you shall not build them of hewn stones, … more

There is a story told by Rav Ephraim Oshry, one of the last rabbis of the Kovno Ghetto, in his monumental work of Holocaust responsum, Mima’amakim. When the Nazis arrived in the small … more

Click here to read today's Jewish Star print edition. Check back later for news of the meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Donald Trump. And visit tomorrow for coverage of … more

Jared Kushner was already a regular at the Harvard Chabad when he walked in one day, took a crumpled piece of paper out of his jacket pocket … more