When I was a young girl in Israel, Operation Moses came to Israel. I still remember the electric atmosphere that took hold of our country and community. “Kibbutz galuyot,” people kept … more

I once met a fellow who was born in Germany, but managed to get out in 1938, in the nick of time. Some people don’t think of such a person as a survivor in the same way as someone who survived … more

The beginning of Parshat Bechukotai paints an image of the kind of blessing we hope to receive from G-d. There are three conditions that Israelites must fulfill before they can enjoy G-d’s … more

Simcha photographers: Imagine the stories they could tell. The anxiety, sentimentality, tears, glamor, beauty, playfulness, excitement, poignancy — all should be found in a wedding album. … more

There are some crazy myths running through American politics today, things like the U.S. government was behind the twin towers attack on 9/11, Barack Obama was born in Kenya (or was it the planet … more

This coming Monday, May 18, at 8 pm, the Young Israel of Woodmere will host a tribute to the memory of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt”l . Our essay the week is again themed to Rav … more

The president of a normal, civilized country naturally is anxious to distance himself from any suspicion of ever having had a connection to a terrorist. That’s how President Barack Obama … more

One of the most enduring images from the Baltimore riots was that of the irate mother of a rioter vigorously admonishing and slapping her law-breaking teenage son. Millions of frustrated Americans, … more

The Virginia State Bar (VSB) — which, it should be noted, is a state body working with the legal profession in Virginia — has been embroiled in a nasty political row over its apparent … more

Apparently neither the Obama Administration nor any of the other members of the P+5 teams negotiating the nuclear deal with Iran wants a silly thing like violations of nuclear sanctions to hurt the … more