Considered by many the most influential secular Jewish poem of the twentieth century, “B’ir Haharegah (In the City of Slaughter).” was published in 1904 in the aftermath of the … more

This is an excerpt from a column originally published in May 2022. In recent days, two voices from Ukraine have been calling out to me. Chaim Nachman Bialik had been a student … more

This is the text of President Biden’s televised address on Tuesday afternoon. There are moments in this life — and I mean this lierally — when pure unadulterated evil is … more

This is the text of President Isaac Herzog’s address on Tuesday. A s president of the State of Israel, I speak to you now from our capital city Jerusalem under the dark shadow of war, as … more

The Oslo Accords, now 30 years old, began with great hopes but swiftly descended into a bloody stalemate of Palestinian terror, Israeli overtures for peace and more Palestinian terror. If one … more

Over three millennia ago, our great leader Moses addressed the people of Israel as they were about to enter the Promised Land. He said they would find there two mountains facing one another: Mount … more

In his testimony before the Agranat Commission that investigated the Yom Kippur War, Col. Gabi Amir described the fateful and difficult hours of the fighting in the Sinai Peninsula as follows: … more

There is an axiom in journalism that you never know when you’re going to do the one thing for which you will be remembered above all others. Few lives exemplify that lesson better than that of … more

In mid-July, 22 years after the deadly terrorist a ttack at a popular Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem, American Jewish Committee’s recently-appointed CEO Ted Deutch sent a letter to US Attorney … more

Earlier this month, Royal Auction House in Toms River, NJ, sold an 1806 illustrated, handwritten Tashlich guide for $5,000. Last month, Appel Auction in New York offered but didn’t sell a … more