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By Zechariah Mehler Like any other medium food can be art. The chef is an artist, forming a harmonious amalgam of components to create flavors that excite the palate. Thanks to the growing number … more
Popular website now forbidden The truth behind the ban By Michael Orbach For many in the Orthodox community, it seemed only a matter of time before the quasi-risqué news aggregator … more
The kashrut of milk can vary depending on personal standards, with some Orthodox consumers relying on USDA supervisors, and others on a stricter Jewish supervision called Cholov Yisroel. Recent efforts to examine the labor, animal welfare, and environmental policies of food manufacturers, have resulted in a debate about their role in the kashrut of food. more
I believe that culinary speaking there is no pleasure, no rapture, no greater ecstasy then a well-prepared steak. more
The “referendum on Obama” delivered a historic defeat for the president’s party, with a Republican upset victory of Bob Turner over Democrat David Weprin. Outmanned and outspent, Turner’s team faced an opponent armed with experience in elected office, endorsements from former President Bill Clinton and Senator Chuck Schumer and an army of union organizers. more
Education seems to be a constant theme running through every issue of The Jewish Star. We cover initiatives in education, what to teach, how to teach it, the importance of learning Torah, the importance of speaking with Holocaust survivors, and the importance of learning from our past. more
When scholars gather to discuss Jewish history there is always a certain reverence paid to the Al Andalus, or Golden Age, that existed in Spanish Jewish culture between 711 and 1492 C.E. During this … more
Two weeks ago a giant of Torah learning passed away. Rabbi Zechariah Fendel was, after Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, one of the most prolific and articulate Jewish writers of our time.Each of the over dozen … more
Seven months ago, an interviewer’s softball question to Helen Thomas, the dean of the White House press corps, “Any comments on Israel?” led to the explosive answer that cost Thomas her job. … more
In this week’s parsha, we are introduced to the unique mitzvah of the kohanim – their ability to be the instrument through which the people of Israel will be blessed. more
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