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Overcast Sudan will normalize ties with Israel, Trump announces
Sudan will become the third Arab country in the past two months to normalize ties with Israel, continuing the trend of Arab states’ willingness to advance ties with the Jewish state even …
commentary
MOSER: Judaism’s most dangerous accusation
Egged on by a rabble-rouser who literally wore a political bumper sticker on his chest, a crowd of angry Boro Park Charedim protested coronavirus restrictions during Chol Hamoed Sukkot, burning …
FIRST PERSON
Living as a Jew in UAE
Jews around the world are celebrating the peace agreement between Israel and the UAE — and so are the Emiratis. In particular, Israelis are looking forward to visiting the United Arab …
coronavirus
Borat mocks COVID anti-Jew conspiracy theories
Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest appearance in character as Borat satirized conspiracy theories that target Jews. On Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night, Cohen showed up as Borat — the …
culture
Living a Jewish life with non-Jewish name
Christian Goldenbaum is used to people doing a double take after he introduces himself. Almost every day while living abroad in New York, London and Jerusalem, the 28-year-old São Paulo native …
seniors
Merrick vet holds flag for those left behind
Ninety-year-old Irving Liebowitz isn’t exactly fond of change. In fact, the few times he’s endured it was only because life gave him little …
Europe
Orban rips Hungarian Jews over anti-Semitism
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of Europe’s most prominent nationalist and anti-immigrant leaders, has often faced accusations that he is too soft on far-right anti-Semitism. But …
food
Bagel insults: Rainbows and a British challenge
I’m an avid fan of The Great British Baking Show, which is currently in its eighth season on Netflix. The show is such perfection, I can look past almost any minor flaw — like the …
food
Spiced, stuffed, and skinless Jewish sausages
Every Jewish community has its answer to the ultimate Jewish sausage. From the Portuguese Alheira de Mirandela to Ashkenazi kishke to New York’s kosher hot dog, the origins of the following …
2020
Orthodox rabbi says Trump is '‘neither good for the Jews, nor for Judaism’
Everywhere I turn, I see a country that has neither been made “great again” nor is respected as the protector of human rights and the ingatherer of the downtrodden …
israel
New IDF unit could revolutionize battlefields
In the summer of 2019, the Israel Defense Forces formed a new elite unit, and many of the details surrounding its activities …
first person
I used to think that anti-Semitism was history.. Then I became Jewish.
It wasn’t until I started converting to Judaism that I realized that anti-Semitism is very much alive and well — and it’s only getting worse. Last year saw the most …
food
Try the unexpected: Delicious hummus pizza
When we think of pizza, most of us think of a combination of marinara sauce, melty cheese and crispy crust. But not all pies need to include these ingredients. Enter: hummus pizza. Yes, it exists, …
2020
Many Orthodox support Trump. I’m one of them.
I am a registered Democrat who often votes Republican. I was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family in North Jersey. We cried when Richard Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey in 1968 and exulted when …
special report
The Soros conspiracy: A backgrounder
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‘Avinu Malkeinu’ kid’s message for Holy Days
This week in Torah
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Noach’s story and the survivors of trauma
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As we read parsha, consider: Who was Noach?
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Unity’s no goal when not everyone’s the same
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Righteousness does not define leadership
The praise accorded to Noah is unparalleled in Tanach. He was, says the Torah, “a righteous man, perfect in his generations; Noah walked with G-d.” No such praise is given to Abraham …
Kosher Bookworm
‘Meditations at Twilight’ On Genesis’ from Urim
Rabbi Moshe Sokolow, professor of Jewish Education at Yeshiva University, had this to say about “Meditations at Twilight on Genesis” by Rabbi Melvin Granatstein: “When the …
Caroline Glick
Nov. 3 will be fateful day for American Jewry
Almost all the polls say that President Donald Trump is heading towards defeat next month at the hands of his Democrat challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden. But Robert Cahaly, who heads …
Stephen Flatow
P’stinians continue to choose guns over butter
Sure, it’s ironic that a Palestinian leader who accused Israel of spreading the coronavirus checked himself into an Israeli hospital when he was afflicted with it. But the implications of …
Jonathan Tobin
Woke world goes to war against 'Wonder Woman'
I’m not sure the world needed another movie about Cleopatra. And the career arc of Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who became an international superstar with her “Wonder Woman” films, …
Ben Cohen
Will France leagally confront its anti-Semites?
Who is more effective in the fight against resurgent anti-Semitism: Facebook or the French judiciary? I’m asking this because of two separate developments over the last week that, when …
Politics to Go by Jeff Dunetz
It’s a very big deal — Something only Trump could do
The peace agreement between the UAE and Israel could only have been negotiated with the involvement of President Donald Trump. It could have never happened under the previous …