We have all been brought up to believe in the importance of progress. For the past several centuries, the goal of philosophy, religion, culture, and certainly science has been to develop ideas … more

No Jews have been as relentlessly maligned as the Jews of Hebron. From the time of their arrival following the 1967 Six-Day War — 40 years after the murderous annihilation of its Jewish … more

Poland is awash in anti-Semitism, and it is the government in Warsaw that is setting the hateful tone amid the worst breakdown in Polish-Jewish relations since the fall of communism more than 30 … more

According to the biblical narrative in Genesis 23, Jewish history in the Land of Israel began in Hebron when Abraham, needing a burial site for Sarah, purchased the Machpelah cave from Ephron the … more

According to the annual report of the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization, published ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, anti-Semitism in 2021 was the highest … more

Chapter 23 of our parasha, Emor, known as parashat hamoadim,” contains the Torah-based chagim we encounter throughout the Jewish year. “And Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying, … more

At one time or another, we’ve all heard a Jewish comedian tell an anti-Semitic joke — and we cringe. While such jokes are often funny, they also perpetuate anti-Semitic stereotypes we … more

At a synagogue vigil in London on Monday evening for the victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom, Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he stood in solidarity with Israel. Hamas, he said, … more

The overriding Jewish value of prolonging life By Leon Zacharowicz Issue of July 3, 2009 / 11 Tammuz 5769 The recent article about an ordained Orthodox rabbi employed by a hospice ( … more

Not that anyone is counting, but this is my 180th article for this fine newspaper. In article 88, I described a wedding I attended in Williamsburg. When I went out to make a phone call, I observed a … more