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Opinion: Why wait for Agudah?
Parents must safeguard children’s safety By Asher Lipner Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 Many Jewish parents are pleasantly surprised that at the Agudah Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel durin… more →
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Opinion: Why wait for Agudah?
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Jewish Star Editors wrote 3 days ago: Parents must safeguard children’s safety By Asher Lipner Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev … more →
Editorial: Is this really a smart move?
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Jewish Star Editors wrote 1 month ago: Issue of November 6, 2009/ 19 Cheshvan 5770 The smart money says criticism of this weekend’s v … more →
Parshat Lech Lecha: "Three" is one opinion
Jewish Star Editors wrote 1 month ago: By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 On my children’s bookshelf there is a … more →
Seidemann: Content and confident in the Sukkah
Jewish Star Editors wrote 2 months ago: From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of Oct. 2, 2009 / 14 Tishrei 5770 Rosh Has … more →
Got five minutes?
Jewish Star Editors wrote 2 months ago: By Michael Orbach There’s a joke told about a radio announcer and a rabbi. One Shabbos morning, the … more →
Parshat Ha'azinu: Unblinking, heaven and earth bear witness
Jewish Star Editors wrote 2 months ago: There are a number of verses in Tanach that call upon the heavens and the earth to bear witness, or … more →
Opinion: Summer of our shame
michaelorbach wrote 2 months ago: With the Days of Judgment upon us, it’s appropriate that we awaken unpleasant memories of rece … more →
The Shofar's blast: an abrupt, tragic realization
michaelorbach wrote 2 months ago: By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of September 18, 2009/ 29 Elul 5769 Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik recounted … more →
Letters to the Editor 9-11-09
michaelorbach wrote 2 months ago: Issue of September 11, 2009 / 22 Elul 5769 Defending Kennedy To the Editor: I am writing to comment … more →
Seidemann: Standing before the true Judge
michaelorbach wrote 2 months ago: In close to 20 years of “lawyering” I would estimate that I have appeared in front of at least 100 d … more →
In response to your query: a parsha followup
michaelorbach wrote 3 months ago: When you ask a question sometimes you get a very good answer. And sometimes you get two very good an … more →
Seidemann: Lessons in numbers
Jewish Star Editors wrote 3 months ago: From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 FOUR youn … more →
Parshat Re'eh: Perversions hated by G-d
Jewish Star Editors wrote 3 months ago: By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of August 14, 2009 / 24 Av 5769 With all the discussion about healthcare i … more →
Parshat Eikev: Struggle for observance
Jewish Star Editors wrote 4 months ago: By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of August 7, 2009 /17 Av 5769 Abe and David were long-time study partners … more →
Seidemann: Hope for the President
Jewish Star Editors wrote 4 months ago: From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of August 7, 2009 / 17 Av 5769 The only … more →
Editorial: Required viewing
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Jewish Star Editors wrote 4 months ago: Issue of August 7, 2009 / 17 Av 5769 Everyone makes mistakes. That is the legitimate and charitable … more →
Seidemann: Finding your inner fiddler
Jewish Star Editors wrote 4 months ago: From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of July 31, 2009 / 10 Av 5769 Close to 3,0 … more →
Parshat Va'etchanan: Timing is everything
Jewish Star Editors wrote 4 months ago: By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of July 31, 2009 / 10 Av 5769 Halakhah can be defined as “Jewish law,” “a … more →
Seidemann: The lesson of giving is a keeper
Jewish Star Editors wrote 4 months ago: From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of July 17, 2009 / 25 Tammux 5769 I took a … more →
