This column was posted Tuesday evening before full election results were available. Regardless of whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris is named the winner of the 2024 presidential election, … more

Republican incumbents appear to have retained most local seats in New York on Tuesday, but in Congressional District 4, Democratic challenger Laura Gillen declared victory over incumbent Congressman … more

Since Oct. 7, 2023, everything I read, pray, hear, learn or intuit — be it in Torah, navim , ketuvim or tefilla — takes on a different and profoundly extraordinary meaning, resonating … more

Golda Meir is reputed to have said of Israel’s enemies, “They say we must be dead. And we say we want to be alive. Between life and death, I don’t know of a compromise.” … more

As I survey the horrendous damage unleashed by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, I have many sources of depression. Of course, I am depressed by the loss of Israeli life, the loss of Palestinian life, the … more

When we think of Noach we tend to envision a flood and a world covered with water. However, in the historical sense, the biblical saga of Noach is transcended by a short listing of  … more

The verse in Yeshayahu 54:9 twice contains this curious phrase: “For this is to Me [as] the waters of Noah, as I swore that the waters of Noah shall never again pass over the earth, so have I … more

The French poet Baudelaire once remarked that the devil’s greatest success is his ability to convince us that he does not exist. Whereas Judaism does not believe in the devil quite as … more

He looked like a teenager, until he began to tell his story, and then his face took on a sadness that aged him. Avi (not his real name) had only recently finished his regular army stint in the … more

As autumn takes hold, the holidays end and normal routines return. The mornings are decidedly chilly, the sun sets earlier and we begin to think of the winter ahead. We can still buy really fresh … more