To help battle the coronavirus in the hard-hit Five Towns, Northwell Health has opened a temporary outpatient center at Sh’or Yoshuv Institute in Lawrence that will care for … more

American Jewish food is most typically defined as pastrami sandwiches, chocolate babka, or bagels and lox. But I am here to argue that the greatest American Jewish food may actually be the humble hot … more

An Israeli political tradition is the “maiden speech,” the first time a member of the Knesset addresses fellow lawmakers. The maiden speech is usually treated as a sort of acceptance … more

The European Union likes to pose as the avatar of tolerance, freedom and all civilized values. Now it has ripped off its own disguise to reveal something rather more ugly. Its highest judicial … more

One of the well-known halachot found in our parasha, Emor, is the law of retributive justice (lex talionis), known popularly as “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth (ayin tachat … more

A state-by-state survey of young Americans last year showed that more than half in Texas could not name a concentration camp or ghetto where Jews were imprisoned and tortured during the … more

Since The Harvard Crimson’s endorsement of the anti-Israel BDS movement (reported in last week’s Jewish Star), more than 70 prominent members of Harvard’s faculty … more

I remember, as a high school student, hearing our rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, relate one of the questions he used to ask when interviewing prospective rebbeim for our high … more

Despite our differences, despite four rounds of elections that have led to a polarized public discourse and an accentuation of our divisions, despite the demonization, despite everything, we are … more

Monday evening’s Greater Five Towns Community Yom Hashoah Memorial Service for the Six Million, at Beth Sholom in Lawrence, featured a keynote address by survivor Esia Friedman. The evening … more