Abelligerent dictator building up his military arsenal. Nearby countries watching nervously. Free World leaders desperately offering concessions to appease him. That description applied to Adolf … more

In a decision that affirms both the power of American law and the dignity of American lives, the US Supreme Court has ruled that the family of Ari Fuld, a US citizen murdered in a 2018 terrorist … more

I realize there’s a lot going on in the world right now, so it’s easy to get distracted, but would someone please check in on former President Barack Obama. I fear that he must be … more

The voice behind that call sign will probably be unfamiliar to most people born during the last 50 years, but it would have been instantly recognizable to many who belonged to our … more

Donald Trump appears to have fooled both his friends and foes and he did something none of his predecessors dared to do. With a single stroke, his orders to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities may … more

We are, as Carolyn Glick has put it, “at a pivotal moment in history.” For we Jews, this is “not our first rodeo.” The first Jew, Abraham faced a world that refused to … more

In Israel, even a bus ride can become an existential experience. On a long, crowded bus ride from Haifa to Jerusalem, a fellow in a long black coat and black hat was sitting towards the rear of the … more

I’ll share you with an extreme statement by an insightful, albeit unusual, rabbinic thinker of the early twentieth century, Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Tameres. In a book he published in Warsaw, 1920. … more

Korach said to Moses, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy — every one of them — and the L-rd is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the L-rd’s … more

At my graduation from Queens College, I was chosen to be hooded on stage as the representative of more than 300 master’s students in the M.S.Ed. program. I wore a visible hostage pin on my gown … more