With the onset of Elul, the prelude to the upcoming High Holiday season, it is my sacred honor to bring to your attention the publication of a new English translation and commentary of Rabbeinu … more

In an eloquent and scholarly essay, “The recitation of L’Dovid Hashem during the month of Elul,” by Rabbi Moshe Walter in his latest work, “The Making of a Minhag” … more

Our parasha, Ki Tetze, begins with the following pasuk: “If you go out to war against your enemies, and the L-rd, your G-d, will deliver him into your hands, and you take his captives” … more

Americans spend about 37 billion hours a year waiting in line. Few of us enjoy the experience. What really irks us, though, is when someone tries to push ahead in line. These “cutters” … more

In two and a half months, voters will go to the polls for midterm elections, a key election for both the United States and the U.S.-Israel relationship. The Democratic Party has been lurching left … more

In the furor around the anti-Semitism plaguing the British Labour Party, I’ve noticed two distinct forms of defense of the party and its far-left leader, Jeremy Corbyn. The first defense, … more

There’s a lot of competition for the title of least popular aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, but Stephen Miller might be at the top of the list. The architect of Trump’s immigration … more

The New York Times last week ran an opinion piece by Ronald Lauder, chairman of World Jewish Congress. Mr. Lauder is known for his philanthropy, a prestigious art collector, and as an unwavering … more

Rashida Tlaib’s primary victory in Detroit’s 13th congressional district is daunting for Israel’s supporters in the United States and abroad. In a matter of months, Tlaib will be in … more

Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist Shaun King said that basketball star Draymond Green “got played” by visiting Israel on a Friends of the IDF-sponsored trip. A year after ejecting … more