When Israeli journalist Eylon Aslan-Levy logged onto his Twitter account in late August, he was shockingly confronted with superimposed images of his head peeking out of a crematoria … more

KARNEI SHOMRON — The Chicago Cubs were facing the Cleveland Indians this week in a historic World Series, and most of Israel could not care less. This Jewish town is different. The Neve … more

My father, Haim Hendrick Roet, a Holocaust survivor from the Netherlands, addressed the United Nations General Assembly in January, during its annual Holocaust memorial ceremony with this poignant … more

Why is it, that everything happens right before Shabbat starts? Two weeks ago, half the electricity went out in my house. The freezers and fridge in the garage were out, as was my oven in the … more

For much of her adult life, Rachel Freier has been a trailblazer in her hasidic community in Borough Park: a lawyer, an advocate for higher education, the founder of an all-female ambulance service … more

This is the third time I have had the honor of writing an op-ed for Jewish Star readers the week before a presidential election. The first two times I warned against voting for Barack Obama because … more

This week’s literary choice is “The Person in the Parasha: Discovering the Human Element in the Weekly Torah Portion” by Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb (OU Press, Maggid, … more

Ah gutten vinter,” my father wished me as I departed after Simchat Torah, the last of the holidays. Back in the day, that was the traditional greeting with which one signed off the High Holiday … more

On the last day of the festival, a teenager in faux-chain mail parried blows from a boy in a knitted kippah, whose side locks flew as he swung a massive battle ax. Nearby, women served soda and snacks … more

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