The facts of the murder were straightforward. Alexander Levlovich, 64, was driving through Jerusalem with two friends, on their way home from Rosh Hashanah dinner, when Palestinian rock-throwers … more

Years ago, my husband Jerry received a beautiful card right before Yom Kippur. I didn’t recognize the name on the return address. I handed it to Jerry who read the card and I noticed that his … more

After the Democrats in the Senate filibustered and blocked the upper body from even voting on the Iran deal, most of the mainstream media announced the effort to block the horrible P5+1 deal … more

Shabbos Shuva is named for the first word in the Haftorah, but it also refers to the fact that the Shabbos falls between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, when we are experiencing the Aseret Y’mei … more

As a little girl, when I thought of bees, my immediate association was: bee sting. And to do anything and everything to avoid that predicament. I still remember once delaying Rabbi Twerski (of … more

Like a mini-series staggering to the end of its 10th season, the latest probe into the alleged murder of Yasser Arafat, the former Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leader who died in Paris in … more

Now that President Obama has enough senators that a veto of the bill opposing the Iran nuclear deal cannot be overturned, the postmortems have started. Some blame the president, others blame the … more

The biggest news story of the week was about a clerk in Kentucky with a fundamentalist understanding of the Bible. Among many reactions on social media, there was a clip from the “West … more

It was Rav Kook, in his commentary on Psalm 27:12, who taught us the following: “The purpose of prayer is to elevate the soul by bolstering its powers with images of holiness and perfection. … more

The concept of the Jewish people being Hashem’s am segulah is first introduced in Sefer Shemot 19:5: “And now, if you obey Me and keep My covenant, you shall be to Me a treasure out of … more