How do grateful Israelis show their thanks to the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces for defending Israel? One response has been quintessentially Israeli — by feeding them well with kosher … more

Rosh Hashana falls late on the calendar this year, at the end of the back-to-school month and at the beginning of the first signs of fall. No matter; somehow, there are always those last-minute … more

Goldie Morgentaler was going through her late mother Chava Rosenfarb’s belongings in 2011 when she found a package of letters in Polish. When Morgentaler opened them, she was surprised to see … more

When I was growing up in Long Island decades ago, a common bar or bat mitzvah gift was a certificate stating that a tree had been planted in the youngster’s honor. It was often accompanied by a … more

Hamas’s embrace of “death culture” is beyond comprehension for much of the world, Mosab Hassan Yousef, the eldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, founder of the terrorist group, told … more

There is a fascinating detail in the passage about the king in Shoftim, this week’s parsha. The text says: As he presides upon his royal throne, he must inscribe a copy of this Torah for … more

Israel’s Ministry of Heritage has invested a million shekels (nearly $300,000) to locate the remains of the Altalena, the Irgun cargo ship that the newly created IDF shelled in a violent … more

As the wheels under Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 65th aliyah charter flight rose from a JFK runway on Tuesday afternoon, the olim onboard cheered their journey home. “Israel want you, … more

When Adolf Hitler was rearming the Nazi war machine in the early 1930s and beginning his invasions of neighboring nations under the guise of safeguarding Germans living in regions of those countries, … more

The superstar Madonna has urged the Pope Leo XIV to visit the Gaza Strip and “bring his light” to the children there “before it is too late.” The singer pleaded on … more