By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Jan. 30, 2009 / 5 Shevat 5769 The Torah is an amazing book. You can read and reread over and over, and each time you find something new: a nuance, a tidbit, … more

Issue of Jan. 30, 2009 / 5 Shevat 5769 On principle To the Editor: In last week’s editorial (Obama era same old news for Pollard; Jan. 23, 2009), you wrote: “Whatever his failings, … more

By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of Jan. 30, 2009 / 5 Shevat 5769 December 31, 4 Tevet, marked the shloshim of Rabbi Emanuel Rackman z”l, a very talented and learned rabbi who represented a modern … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of Jan. 30, 2009 / 5 Shevat 5769 When my father was four, a Jew in Germany could not walk the streets with ease. When I was … more

In my view By Michael Fenenbock Issue of Jan. 23, 2009 / 27 Tevet 5769 Rafi, the head of security for 17 kibbutzim bordering the Gaza Strip is an extraordinary man. Of Iranian Jewish … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of Jan. 23, 2009 / 27 Tevet 5769 Did you ever wonder why the heart and the mind are concealed while the hands are exposed? In my … more

Issue of Jan. 23, 2009 / 27 Tevet 5769 A disappointing showing To the Editor: The front page article of The Jewish Star touting 10,000 people showing up at a rally for Israel, that is so … more

By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Jan. 23, 2009 / 27 Tevet 5769 It’s that time of year again when the Jews have a chance to revel over and relish in the way G-d “stuck it to those Egyptians” … more

What’s in a name? Plenty Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of Jan. 23, 2009 / 27 Teves 5769 This year it is our good fortune to witness the publication of several high quality new … more

From the other side of the bench Issue of Jan. 16, 2009 / 20 Teves 5769 Being engaged on trial is all-time-and-energy-consuming. And so it was last week when I spent the entire week in the … more