Editorial

The "Rockland Clergy for Social Justice" wrote an article in the Jewish Week headlined "here is what we know about East Ramapo." The nine...

In a Jerusalem Post opinion piece, Dr. Jonathan Schorsch calls me a “clever fellow” whose “handwringing” over the hatred I’ve encountered aimed at Orthodox...

 By now you sure have heard of the new airline regulation which prohibits people from standing in the aisle; using the bathroom; and to...

The Torah commands us to observe the Yom Tov of Sukkos. Why? Ki basukkos hoshavti es Bnei Yisroel behotzee osam maieretz Mitzrayim. Hashem says...

President Barack Obama. Is he pro Israel, or anti-Israel? Did he make Prime Minister Netanyahu enter the Whitehouse through the backdoor, or did he not? Did he...

I am an attorney practicing in Monroe and have read many articles in this publication that portray my fellow Hasidim as confrontational, aggressive and...

They exist throughout corporate America, in for-profit businesses and in nonprofits, in klei kodesh enterprises as well as financial. They are the office tyrants...

Nearly a half century ago when I was a talmid of HaGaon Rav Moshe Feinstein zt'l, the yeshiva summer camp was shaken when one...

Now, 10 years after the outbreak of the intifada, I look back at that period in time and still find it difficult to believe....

I recently had the pleasure of visiting our closest ally in the Middle East, Israel. As the only fully fledged democracy in a region...

The drama that takes place between Yehuda and Tamar in Parshas Vayeishev carries timeless lessons that, were we to actually absorb them, would transform...

As we go into shabbos let us be thankful for the gift we have that we are unable to listen to news reports nor...

Barack Obama just turned 50 years old. He is still a young man (by contemporary standards). He still plays basketball regularly, he likes to...

Yesterday, I got home from school a little earlier than usual. I sat down at my desk and opened my laptop. I was going...

In 1773, colonists living in the British Empire led an uprising and revolt against the British Government. They resisted the heavy taxation the British...

Gaze up the Hudson River and hope, hope, hope our regulators are right. Hope they could not possibly be as wrong as the regulators in...

The Obama Administration, NYC Boss Bloomberg, and Liberal bloggers say that terror suspects need to stand trial in NY because where else if...

In recent years, the presidential elections have been deemed "historic." After George W. Bush was elected president, people were fed up with dynasties and...

Yes, Varda, there is a Jewish way to vote – or at least a genuine Jewish perspective to bring to political races like the...

The massive chilul hashem that I warned about last week here on YWN, has come to pass. Sadly, despite outrage by rank and file...

Editorial: The end is near (Exclusive to The Jewish Star) From the issue of Sept. 12, 2008 “Baloney!” — Abraham Aaron Rubashkin’s angry reaction Tuesday afternoon...

Anyone notice how recent press releases are disseminated to the public during election season, with endorsements on behalf of "Jewish Leaders?" What exactly is...

Yelamdeinu Rabbeinu. There is a recording of the Rav’s recent talk on the tragedy of the murder of three precious neshamos in Klal Yisroel. Among...

This year, I had the very special zechus to travel with my family to Eretz Yisroel for Sukkos and to spend the wonderful Yom...

On July 6, 2011, Yeshiva World News posted an article by Dick Morris, headlined "Dick Morris:  Obama Losing Jewish Vote."  Putting aside the source...

Events unfolded rapidly in Boston this week, from the bombing on Monday to release of photos of the suspects on Thursday to the citywide...

The following is an editorial which was printed in today's Washington Post: With George W. Bush gone, Venezuela's strongman has found new enemies. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez,...

Over the past few weeks, Congress has been engaged in a very important debate. It may have been messy. It might have appeared to...

This was an observation attributed, variously, to Rav Meir Shapiro of Lublin z’l, to the Chofetz Chaim of Radin z’l, to Rav Yisrael Lipkin...

There is nothing that unites Jews everywhere like Yerushalayim. Even those removed from Torah and observance maintain a reverence for the holy city towards...

In a front-page article asserting that minors had been hired to work in an Iowa kosher meat-packing plant and in an editorial calling the...

Freedom Through Another’s Eyes: Sweeping Pollard Under the Rug When Judge Reade announced that she was sentencing Sholom Rubashkin to “25-plus years” in prison,...

Who is Tamar Fogel? The chances are that you will have no idea. She is a 12-year-old girl who arrived home late on Friday,...

The American public, The Obama Administration, and journalists are all in sync for a change. They are all calling the 165 million Dollars of...

Last week's article pointed out that people shouldn't feel negatively about themselves. In addition to having a healthy self image, people must consider how...