The Korach rebellion was not just the worst of the revolts from the wilderness years. It was also a direct assault on Moshe and Aaron. Korach and his fellow rebels in essence accused Moshe of … more

We all nod in agreement when we hear the phrase. We chuckle when we hear the anecdote about the Jew who was discovered after years of living alone on a desert island. His rescuers noticed that he had … more

The sensei clapped his hands loudly — “Yame!” (“Stop!”) — and the entire dojo went silent.  We all gathered and sat as our sensei strode to the front of … more

Reading through the narrative portion of Parshat Korach, one finds a number of groups complaining against Moshe and Aharon. The first is Korach, the second is Datan and Aviram’s group, the … more

With the start of summer, The Jewish Star is again pleased to publish a message by Rabbi Hershel Billet of the Young Israel of Woodmere. Rabbi Billet urges congregants to exercise both physical and … more

Summer time is ice cream time. It’s also fresh fruit and vegetable time, and drippy watermelon time, and real lemonade time. It is the perfect time for vegetarians to rejoice, and the perfect … more

This week we are focusing on an autobiography of Isaac Sturm, titled Filling in the Pieces: A Survival Story of the Holocaust [Gefen Publishing, 2019], timed to the upcoming observance of the Three … more

Has the Trump administration taken J Street’s side in the dispute over an illegal Arab settlement on the outskirts of Jerusalem? That disturbing question has entered the ongoing … more

When the Trump administration released the economic portion of its Middle East peace plan last week, the avalanche of criticism was immediate and harsh. Though the president’s … more

There is a basic rule in American politics that was broken too many times in the past week:  don’t compare anything to the Holocaust, Hitler, or Nazis. First of all, it’s … more