Like an amusement park barker inviting passers-by to step right up and throw balls at some unfortunate’s head …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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8/21/08
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The story of a local woman’s journey to Judaism
By Michael Orbach
Issue of August 22, 2008
Sitting across from Daniella Saffiato, a pretty brunette with a bewitching smile, whose …
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8/21/08
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A Jewish Star Editorial
Issue of August 22, 2008
Proper chinuch can be all about striking just the right balance — as much about not saying the wrong things as it is about saying the right …
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8/20/08
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"Friendly" conversation with owner not a job action, Kashrus supervisor says
EXCLUSIVE to The Jewish Star online- August 20, 2008
By Mayer Fertig Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl, who …
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8/20/08
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War between Russia and its former republic creates turmoil for families in Gori
By Dov Winston
Issue of August 15, 2008
At least 1,000 Jews fled the former Soviet republic of Georgia …
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8/13/08
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By Mayer Fertig
Issue of August 15, 2008
The Beth Din of America set a Friday deadline for Shulamith School for
Girls to respond to a second hazmana to a din torah.
A group of parents …
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8/13/08
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Issue of August 15, 2008
We must be missing something.
Federal and state law enforcement is investigating the Rubashkin plant in Postville, Iowa a half dozen different ways, with the most …
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8/13/08
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Campers integrate chesed into a fun-filled summer
By Yaffi Spodek
Issue of August 15, 2008
Camp Morasha held a bake sale last Friday, raising $228 for the Zev Wolff Fund, which is a …
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8/13/08
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By Chananya Weissman
Issue of August 15, 2008
This year, Shabbos Nachamu coincides with Tu B'Av, which is interesting when you consider how the two events have evolved.
Shabbos Nachamu is …
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8/13/08
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Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936 by Dr. David Clay Large
Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of August 15, 2008
The Olympic Games in Communist-ruled China are nearly half over. Much has …
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8/13/08
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