All men are mortal. Yankel is a man. Therefore, Yankel is mortal. You have just read a basic lesson in logic. While all of us are mortal and will someday die, it is also true that we deny … more

I hadn’t planned on stopping to watch, but something about him caught my attention. It was Tisha B’Av, the anniversary of the day our Temples were destroyed, the city of Jerusalem … more

The headline echoes our … more

The great transition is about to take place. Moses’ career as a leader is coming to an end, and Joshua’s leadership is about to begin. Moses blesses his successor. Then G-d does. Listen … more

I have been hearing two holiday comments recently — either “Rosh Hashana is so late this year” or “I am so glad we have more time to get ready for Rosh Hashana this … more

Chanukah came 13-and-a-half weeks early at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, as a band and a Jewish student choir performed songs about dreidels and menorahs, as well as Yiddish and Ladino … more

The deep partisan divisions in the United States affect many public issues, including the ongoing wars in Europe and the Middle East. more

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito — a vocal supporter of Donald Trump who was praised by the former president during last week’s Nassau Coliseum rally — may have violated Congressional … more

In his buoyant 1983 album track “Neighborhood Bully,” Bob Dylan sang: He’s not supposed to fight back, he’s supposed to … more

Donald Trump coupled a recounting of his pro-Israel bonafides with an attack on Jews who are, to his sensibility, off the derech politically, thundering that if he fails to win in November … more