Over the weekend, the 42-day first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire saw the release of three more hostages: American-Israeli Keith Siegal, French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon and Argentinian-Israeli … more

The blizzard of executive orders and policy changes enacted by President Donald Trump in the first days of his second administration have, as a New York Times headline put it, left many liberals and … more

At 6:22 am on Oct. 23, 1983, a member of the Islamic Jihad got into his 19-ton yellow Mercedes Benz truck on an otherwise normal day, and headed for Beirut International airport, where the 24th … more

After Moshe followed the instructions that made the waters of Marah drinkable, we are told, “There he taught them ‘chok u’mishpat’ and there he tested them.” The simple … more

This week’s parsha, Beshalach, narrates the miraculous splitting of the sea and the sublime song of praise composed by Moshe and sung by all of Israel, including his sister Miriam and the women … more

For the first time since their departure from Egypt, the Israelites do something together. They sing. Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the L-rd. Exodus 15:1 Rashi, … more

The way Dani Dayan figures it, many people will walk along 67th Street in Manhattan, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, and notice the new sign for “Yad Vashem Way” and have no idea what the … more

Nathaniel Lazan, husband of Holocaust survivor and author Marion Blumenthal Lazan, died on Jan. 26 at age 92. Lazan’s legacy lives on at the Young Israel (Ahavat Yisrael) where he was a … more

Chocoholics get ready to celebrate. What we have known for years is now known to the rest of the world — chocolate is good for you! “Theobroma cacao,” the scientific name for … more

President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders on Tuesday to reimpose “maximum pressure” sanctions on Iran and to withdraw the United States from the UN Human Rights Council and … more