If leadership is the solution, what is the problem? On this, the Torah could not be more specific. The problem is a failure of responsibility. The early chapters of Genesis focus on two … more

Why is the blood and the pain of Palestinian children redder than the blood and pain of Israeli children? Why are there no human-interest stories about Israeli suffering? He was only 5 years … more

Last week’s diplomatic calendar highlighted the difference between this year’s foreign policies and last year’s. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair … more

There is a strong movement on the American right, which now feels the wind at its back after the fall of Roe v. Wade, that openly seeks to abolish secularism and … more

Theodor Herzl has been with me my whole life. I know that is an odd statement from a Canadian who has lived his entire life in Toronto. I am not related to Herzl and, of course, I never met … more

What makes a leader? The question consumes countless books, seminars and leadership training programs in countless universities and business training models. But it’s worth noting that there … more

Issue of March 13, 2009 / 17 Adar 5769 President Obama rode into office on a wave of concern about America’s economic future. He promised change and so far Americans seem to like what … more

In My View By Rafael Medoff Issue of June 26, 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 Seventy years ago last week, David Ben-Gurion sat down to write a long letter to Louis D. Brandeis, the … more

In My View By Chananya Weissman Issue of April 23, 2010 / 9 Iyar 5770 I'm fond of saying that it will be easier for me celebrate Yom Ha'atzma'ut when Israel becomes an independent … more

Travel By Malka Eisenberg Issue of August 13, 2010/ 3 Elul, 5770 On a hill overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem, a smooth white stone museum off of Derech Hevron houses a moving commemoration … more