When I think of pies, I think of a warm winter kitchen and the cozy perfume of a cinnamon spicy apple pie. Pies remind me of cold, short days and longer, cold nights warmed by the hot … more

Shabbos Nachamu is a turning point. After three weeks of mourning and reflection culminating in Tisha B’Av, we are suddenly invited to hear a new message. The Haftorah begins with the … more

There is a legal term, jus cogens , that refers to a category of norms — peremptory norms — that govern international law. The term speaks to a body of law from which no exemption is … more

JERUSALEM — After working for the New York Times for 35 years (and now, almost 20 years after I retired as managing director for creative services), this and a related post on Facebook … more

The German-Jewish philosopher Franz Rosenzweig led the Freies Jüdisches Lehrhaus (Free Jewish House of Learning), which Tablet magazine describes as “a revamped beit midrash … more

Jewish replacement theory, shouted in 2017 by torch-bearing marchers in Charlottesville, Virginia, was featured in this 1892 cartoon that proclaimed: ‘Instead of returning to the holy land to … more

We have all been extraordinarily proud of the incredible achievements of the Israeli and American governments in tackling the existential threat of a nuclear Iran. While there is still much work to … more

A major front-page article in the New York Times this week strongly criticized Israel’s bombing of an Iranian torture center, even going so far as to suggest that the Israeli strike … more

The ubiquitous propaganda that Jesus was “Palestinian” is simultaneously laughably absurd and deadly serious. It is repeated by influencers, activists, even elected officials and clergy … more

On the list of professions that inspire the most respect among Americans, teachers rank very high. According to Gallup, only nurses scored higher than educators in its annual poll concerning opinions … more