Haitham Amal wasn’t always propelled toward science. He wanted to study international relations. Then he took physics and chemistry in high school, and “fell in love with science,” … more

Can you believe it’s the 4th of July? I hope all of you who are parents of kids in overnight camp, are getting happy letters and that all the kids everywhere are loving their summer … more

We are living in a time of hester panim, when Hashem’s face is hidden. In such times, there are multiple perspectives and messages. During Operation Rising Lion, the world witnessed … more

In the 12-day war with Iran that ended last week, 28 Israelis were killed by Iranian missiles, more than 3,000 were injured, and much of the country was repeatedly forced into safe rooms and … more

I lived and worked in New York while a newlywed, law-school student and young attorney from 1970 to 1981. I have seen the city at its worst: “Adult bookstores” dotting Times Square, … more

Student chapters of the anti-Zionist parties Hadash and Balad marked Nakba Day with demonstrations at Tel Aviv University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the … more

Outside of Israel, New York is the most Jewish city in the world. The five boroughs introduced seltzer, bagels, deli and Middle East cuisine — even the clandestinely Jewish sitcom … more

After nearly two years of harassment and high tensions, New York doesn’t feel like “Hymietown” anymore. That derisive dig by Jesse Jackson during his presidential campaign in … more

In Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” Queen Gertrude says, “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” Variations of this have come to mean that denying something vigorously may … more

To the editor, Rabbi Boteach’s recent column (“As bombs fall, it’s OK to ask: Where is G-d, June 20-26) raises an age-old question, and what his article most clearly conveyed … more