February 2012

Columns & Departments

Meat Sharon Lurie, The Butcher's Wife
Libby Barnea
This South African chef has just published her second cookbook, Celebrating with the Kosher Butcher's Wife, a follow-up to her 2007 collection. Both works are loving paeans to all-things carnivorous and kosher. more...


President's Column: The Tower and the Tree
Marcie Natan
Last Thanksgiving, a seed from ancient Israel was replanted and is now growing in the fertile ground of modern Israel—nurtured by scientists affiliated with Hadassah and growing on a kibbutz founded by Young Judaeans. more...


Season to Taste: Yeast of Eden
Adeena Sussman
Every year, the prospect of a sufganiya—ideally a pillowy cloud of dough with a sweet burst of preserves inside—gets my heart racing. more...


Cut & Post: Going Bananas...in Hebrew
One of the most popular word games gets a Hebrew translation; manicures with a Jewish, textual twist; and the latest hotspot from the ever-hospitable Kutshers. more...


The Jewish Traveler: Key West
Helen Hill
Tales of serendipitous shipwrecks, salvages and Cuban cigar manufacturing inform the colorful Jewish history of this southernmost island paradise. more...


Profile: Howard Jacobson
Miriam Shaviv
Despite his considerable success in the rarified world of British literature, the nation’s leading Jewish novelist prefers the illusion of being an outsider to spur his creativity. more...


Interview: Danny Danon
Charley J. Levine
Inside Israel’s ruling Likud Party, Danny Danon, deputy speaker of the Knesset, is seen by some as a true believer and by others as a Trojan Horse. more...


Letter from Jerusalem: To a Progressive American Jewish Friend
Gershom Gorenberg
How can we keep American Jews, unhappy with what they perceive as Israel’s “illiberal” policies, connected to Zion and the American Jewish community? more...


Family Matters: O Israel, for Those Who Don't Hear
Sue Fishkoff
While barriers to participation remain high, Jews who are deaf are finding, or creating, a home for themselves within the American Jewish community. more...


Israeli Life: Occupy Rothschild Boulevard
Rochelle Fursternberg
Israelis set up tent cities and took to the streets last summer in a series of peaceful demonstrations that highlighted the need for socioeconomic change. more...


Medicine: A Shot in the Arm
Wendy Elliman
Some 40,000 Filipinos work as caregivers to Israel’s sick and elderly. Hadassah is showing its appreciation by helping these men and women take care of their own families. more...


About Hebrew: On the Other Road
Joseph Lowin
The root alef, resh, het, meaning to travel, is used in Scripture in the stories of Joseph and of foremother Sarah. more...


Inside Hadassah: Thanks From a Friend; Helping to Hear
Nancy Falchuk
Looking for Hanukka recipe ideas? Look no further than Hadassah's best-selling new cookbook. more...


Letters to the Editor: A Jewish Star on Television
Mayim Bialik, Santa Fe Synagogues and Other Readers' Thoughts. more...

Meat Sharon Lurie, The Butcher's Wife - By Libby Barnea

President's Column: The Tower and the Tree - By Marcie Natan

Season to Taste: Yeast of Eden - By Adeena Sussman

Cut & Post: Going Bananas...in Hebrew

The Jewish Traveler: Key West - By Helen Hill

Profile: Howard Jacobson - By Miriam Shaviv

Interview: Danny Danon - By Charley J. Levine

Letter from Jerusalem: To a Progressive American Jewish Friend - By Gershom Gorenberg

Family Matters: O Israel, for Those Who Don't Hear - By Sue Fishkoff

Israeli Life: Occupy Rothschild Boulevard - By Rochelle Fursternberg

Medicine: A Shot in the Arm - By Wendy Elliman

About Hebrew: On the Other Road - By Joseph Lowin

Inside Hadassah: Thanks From a Friend; Helping to Hear - By Nancy Falchuk

Letters to the Editor: A Jewish Star on Television

 
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