Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg both want to be the nation’s first Jewish president. But they couldn’t possibly be more different. Sanders is a socialist who is hoping to lead … more

Last week’s disaster in Beirut epitomizes everything that is wrong with Lebanon. But we dodn’t have to wait for an investigation into the explosion at the Beirut port that left more … more

Chava bears two children, Kayin (Cain) and Hevel, and each takes on a profession. Time passes, Kayin brings an offering to G-d, and Hevel follows suit. Then the Torah describes these … more

With parshat Tetzaveh, something new enters Judaism: Torat Kohanim, the world and mindset of the priest. Rapidly it becomes a central dimension of Judaism. It dominates the next book of the … more

In the course of blessing the Jewish people, Bilaam uttered words (Num. 23:8-9) that have come to seem to many to encapsulate Jewish history: How can I curse whom G-d has not cursed? How … more

The following is an extract from the introduction to the Koren Sacks Pesach Machzor. Pesach is the oldest and most transformative story of hope ever told. It tells of how an otherwise … more

Maxim Cohen was born in Morocco and made aliyah as child. He enlisted in the IDF, but left Israel with his parents after the Six-Day War to live in France. On Yom Kippur in … more

If you’re a Broadway theater fan, you’re probably familiar with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. It’s a nonprofit organization that, as its name reflects, helps to mitigate the … more

Anti-Israel diatribes spring from Iran’s leaders like fleas from a dog, but a recent Iranian Parliament statement stood apart, … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of August 13, 2010/ 3 Elul 5770 Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook and Rav Yehudah Amital were destined to serve their people in two successive … more