As he has done every year in his Presidency, the day before Rosh Hashanah Barack Obama sent a special holiday message to the Jewish community. Again, the message ignores the meaning of the … more

World Jewry will unite on Shabbos Parshas Noach, Oct. 24 and 25, when Jews keep Shabbos together in an enhanced way, inviting less observant friends, neighbors and colleagues to experience its beauty … more

Who are we at war with in the Middle East? We are at war with the Islamic State terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria, but we should appreciate that this is not the only enemy. more

2002 — A report headlined “Putting the kibosh on getting sloshed” featured local teens describing known “hot spot” shuls and asserting that Simchat Torah drinking was … more

These remarks by Dr. Judea Pearl, father of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl who was murdered by al Qaeda in 2002, were read at last week’s Coalition to Stop the Terrorist Klinghoffer … more

In a historic victory for American victims of terrorist attacks in Israel, a jury in Brooklyn federal court found the Jordan-based Arab Bank guilty of knowingly funding Hamas-affiliated individuals … more

During a recent visit to New York I stayed with friends in Manhattan. Having visited with them numerous times, the doorman in their building knows me. One morning as I was leaving for the day, it was … more

After launching the eScapegoat app last year—allowing users to prepare for Yom Kippur by offloading their sins to a virtual goat, mirroring the ancient repentance … more

Herut Shitrid vividly recalls the first Yom Kippur she fasted. She was only 10, but somehow she was able to make it through the whole day. “I felt proud,” she says nearly two decades … more

Students from Rambam Mesivta in Lawrence (pictured) and Midreshet Shalhevet in North Woodmere joined demonstrators near the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center on Sept. 22. more