The Democrat seeking to unseat a pro-Israel Republican in Nassau County’s 4th CD staked her claim to pro-Jewish bonafides last week. Former Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen presented … more

Students returning to colleges across the United States are often finding that the war against the Jews on their campuses is hardly over. On the contrary, in round two their ability to live openly as … more

Our hearts hurt. Our pain is real. It feels like failure. For 330 days, Hersh Goldberg-Polin languished in the dark. For 330 days, he fought back against despair and kept striving for life. For … more

Little known and even less hailed, President Benjamin Harrison played a crucial role in the immigration of Eastern European Jewry to this country in the 1890s and into the early decades of the 20th … more

Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority, has clung to power for so long that an entire generation of Palestinians and Israelis have grown up not knowing any other leader in that role. … more

There’s an old saying, “Seeing is Believing.” But while many idioms have truth, this one is factually inaccurate. I’ve watched many a magic trick, both live and recorded. I … more

This week’s parsha, Re’eh (literally: “See!”) is all about learning to see the world through different eyes. This may explain why the particular mitzvah of being joyous on the … more

Labor Day is just around the corner and that means the official end of summer; for me, it’s one of the sadder days of the year! All seasons are the same number of days … more

Listen to these stories. Behind them lies an extraordinary insight into the nature of Jewish ethics: Story 1. Rabbi Abba used to bind money in his scarf, sling it on his back, and place it at … more

The person who asks, “How am I doing?” is asking for constructive feedback, expressing a need to know whether or not he is doing a good job and, if not, what he can do to correct his … more