Editor’s note: Noa Tishby said on Sunday that the Israeli government had terminated her role as the Jewish state’s first Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and … more

In the days since Hamas launched its barbaric assault on Israel, there has been a lot of discussion about possible analogies between the current struggle and past chapters … more

In 1860, a relatively unknown one-term congressman named Abraham Lincoln stunned the country by prevailing over three prominent rivals — William Seward, Salmon Chase, and Edward Bates — … more

Issue of Dec. 5, 2008 / 8 Kislev 5769 Revisiting Glatt Kosher Kingdom To the Editor: Thank you for writing about our new supermarket, Glatt Kosher Kingdom ( Twenty-four hour shopping in … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of August 6, 2010/ 26 Av 5770 My office phone rang the other day and a gentleman on the line identified himself as Darrell. I … more

When Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress, it was assumed that whoever got the Democratic Party nomination would win the race to replace him. But you cannot assume when it comes to special elections, remember in 2009 when Ted Kennedy was replaced by a Republican? more

The NY Daily News began its week with a nasty opinion column by Jazz critic and progressive bigot Stanley Crouch. In only 605 words he manages to bash every conservative as some sort of liar and or nut job. more

When I was very young, I always got excited when Thanksgiving came around. This was the most fun holiday. We got to eat turkey, all my cousins came over and my grandparents spent the whole day at our … more

I am usually able to separate my emotions from the goings on in DC, but this was different. The Democrats had one job — one! All they had to do is condemn anti-Semitism, and they … more

Sometimes others know us better than we know ourselves. In the year 2000, a British Jewish research institute came up with a proposal that Jews in Britain be redefined as an ethnic group and not … more