Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teenager who beat up IDF soldiers on camera, was released from Israeli prison after eight months. She thrives on attention. She has verbalized her support for … more

When Rosh Hashanah comes so close to Labor Day, I find it hard to get into the mindset of brisket and chicken soup. I just don’t want summer to end, and I certainly don’t want to eat … more

In this week’s parsha, Ki Tetze, the last two verses of Chapter 21 seem to describe a clear case. The corpse of a person executed by the court is to be hanged from a tree for a short period of … more

It was the height of the intifada, and we were in the midst of a month’s reserve duty. Deep in the heart of Hebron was an Israeli lookout position, meant to spot trouble on the road below and … more

With the onset of Elul, the prelude to the upcoming High Holiday season, it is my sacred honor to bring to your attention the publication of a new English translation and commentary of Rabbeinu … more

In an eloquent and scholarly essay, “The recitation of L’Dovid Hashem during the month of Elul,” by Rabbi Moshe Walter in his latest work, “The Making of a Minhag” … more

Our parasha, Ki Tetze, begins with the following pasuk: “If you go out to war against your enemies, and the L-rd, your G-d, will deliver him into your hands, and you take his captives” … more

Americans spend about 37 billion hours a year waiting in line. Few of us enjoy the experience. What really irks us, though, is when someone tries to push ahead in line. These “cutters” … more

In two and a half months, voters will go to the polls for midterm elections, a key election for both the United States and the U.S.-Israel relationship. The Democratic Party has been lurching left … more

In the furor around the anti-Semitism plaguing the British Labour Party, I’ve noticed two distinct forms of defense of the party and its far-left leader, Jeremy Corbyn. The first defense, … more