Last May, a car full of Five Towns women headed to the Sharsheret benefit in Teaneck. They were a mix of breast cancer survivors and their family and friends. When they walked into that ballroom, … more

A halftime show hosted by Jewish radio icon Nachum Segal will provide a family-oriented alternative to the pop culture musical and dance performance on broadcast television. more

We think of wine as being only made from grapes. But wine can yield an abundance of flavors, including every fruit imaginable (and some not so imaginable). Few are aware of, or have tried, wines … more

This coming Wednesday, Feb. 4, we celebrate Tu B’Shvat, the beginning of spring on the Jewish calendar. The very thought of spring, especially given recent climatic events, is a bit of a … more

JERUSALEM — The moment the news broke about the horrific attack on the kosher supermarket in Paris, there was almost completely unanimous reaction here in Israel. The expressions of anger … more

“There isn’t a day that I don’t think about him. That I don’t think of my pain and the pain of the others whose children were killed. It is not easy,” says Shosh … more

Earlier this month, while four Jews were being murdered at a kosher supermarket in Paris, I was visiting the concentration camps Majdanek and Auschwitz II-Birkenau for the first time with a … more

2003 — In honor of Tu Beshvat, The Jewish Star’s cover art is supplied by HALB eighth-grader Aliza Kaye. “Happy Birthday Trees!” 2007 — Firefighters from 12 local … more

The Israel organization StandWithUs and the National Information Directorate of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office are partnering in a “Social Media Ambassadors” program to … more