The Jewish Star newspaper (Long Island, NY)

12/01/2024

Leaders of Israel's Arab community threatened "unrest and even riots" in response to the move.

11/27/2024

We’d prefer to believe it’s not so, but every Jew is a target in Iran’s scope. That’s our wood — The Jewish Star cover-stories — this week. You’ll find links in comments.

10/30/2024

In 5 Towns CD, Ritchie Torres stumps for Gillen, Mike Johnson and Lee Zedlin stump for D'Esposito [https://www.thejewishstar.com/stories/gop-sends-big-guns-to-back-desposito-in-4th-cd,24198]

Pro-Israel Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres joined congressional candidate Laura Gillen as she stumped for votes at the Cedarhurst LIRR station during the morning rush on Monday. Torres, the gay …

10/30/2024

Decide yet?

10/30/2024

Here pre-election cover.

Of course we all anticipate that next week will be, at the very least, interesting. I'll have until midnight on Tuesday to package a report for Wednesday's print edition.

(Here's a link to today's lead story: https://www.thejewishstar.com/stories/ou-jews-must-vote,24196)

10/20/2024

Evil gets a pass until justice comes calling … sometimes, in an uncommon way.

The final act of one of Gunsomkes greatest stories. Charles Bronson takes a trip to boot hill as Matt Dillon (James Arness) decides its time for him to die.

10/16/2024

Chag Samayach! (Those huts you see sprouting in Jewish neighborhoods — they're sukkahs. Observants Jews will be eating in them for the next several days, starting at sundown tonight. And many — myself included — will be offline until Saturday night. A joyous holiday, indeed 😊)

Yom Kippur was over, and with Sukkot around the corner, I realized I had no way to get a set of four species in time for the festival. We were stationed in Lebanon, and the thought of having no …

10/15/2024

Thomas Friedman. Need we say more?

In his New York Times column on Oct. 7, of all dates, Thomas L. Friedman stated that the Palestinian Authority “has endorsed the Oslo peace process.” The Oslo Accords require the PA …

10/14/2024

This week's lead story … hot off the press (2 days early, because Sukkot starts Wednesday night)

The tens of millions of dollars in nasty TV commercials haven’t mentioned Israel or antisemitism, but to many voters in Nassau County’s 4th Congressional District those are the issues …

10/09/2024

"Despite everything, Jews survive. We dream, create, educate, and have a knack for turning coal into the most sought-after diamonds on earth.”

As a 32-year-old American Jew, it didn’t take long after Oct. 7 to realize that my entire life had been predicated on one fantastical …

10/09/2024

A personal note as we approach Yom Kippur

Personal note from the editor at Yom Kippur

10/08/2024

“Hey look, a lying Jew."

Paying the price for this crap: North Carolinians, overwhelmingly not Jewish.

A misinformation blitz has afflicted efforts to get critical information out to victims of Hurricane Helene.

10/07/2024

"This will not be easy to read or view, but it’s essential as we approach the first anniversary of the horrific October 7th massacre. We must remember what the Palestinians who entered Israel that day did to men, women, the elderly, children, and babies." Click link for X tread.

This will not be easy to read or view, but it’s essential as we approach the first anniversary of the horrific October 7th massacre. We must remember what the Palestinians who entered Israel that day did to men, women, the elderly, children, and babies. …

10/02/2024

10/02/2024

View Rav Natan Slifkin's fascinating video about the ram's horn's use as a shofar … with a surprising message about a unifying theme binding (if you'll excuse the pun) Jews and Muslims.

(Scroll down in link for the video.)

It's surreal

10/01/2024

In Israel today … taking their wedding underground