While  many people I know are all too excited to be the proud owners of upgraded technology that boasts the latest and the greatest, I’ve been indifferent. More than indifferent, actually. … more

One of my favorite Shavuot customs dictates that we bring flowers and natural beauty into our homes. And spring flowers are blooming everywhere now. Another favorite custom is that of eating dairy … more

Peas. Just say the word, and kids run for cover. Peas are the food that people love to hate. I hated them. My kids hated them. My mother hated them. And then my dad began to grow them in his … more

The Korach rebellion was not just the worst of the revolts from the wilderness years. It was also a direct assault on Moshe and Aaron. Korach and his fellow rebels in essence accused Moshe of … more

The world awoke to the sad news on Sept. 6 that Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe, had died at the age of 95. The sad aspect of that news was not Mugabe’s actual death. … more

Sefer Bereishit is all about our role models: Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Sarah, Rivka, Rachel, Leah and more. We learn from them our most basic values: Loving kindness and justice, truth and … more

The experiencexq of being an immigrant group and living as a minority in an often hostile culture is, of course, one that Diaspora Jews know only too well. There are obviously huge … more

In 1977, shortly after Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s address to the Knesset outlining his proposals for peace with Israel, the PLO and five Arab countries … more

As 2020 reached its end, so did two of the most important courtroom trials involving violent anti-Semitism to have occurred since the Second World War. In France, 14 suspects in the January … more

The title of an Amnesty International report distributed on Tuesday says it all: “Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians — A cruel system of domination and crime against … more