E very so often, I come across a sentence of another person’s writing which expresses one of my own thoughts in a language far superior to my own. Over the years, I have contemplated and … more

The book of Bamidbar draws to a close this week with an account of the cities of refuge — the six cities (three on each side of the Jordan) set apart as places to which people found innocent of … more

U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle reacted differently to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress, something he’s done a record four … more

On Nov. 2, 1917, amid the turmoil of World War I, British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour sent a public letter to Baron Lionel Walter Rothschild, a former member of Parliament and leader of … more

Now that the campuses have settled down, it’s time to take stock of what has happened since the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7. Despite the hysteria, the protests were resounding … more

W hen it meets this week at its annual convention, the American Federation of Teachers will not be focusing on the need to improve teaching in American schools. Instead, the AFT is weighing in on … more

In the wake of the Hamas hostage crisis, a central and often-heard rallying cry has emerged from the Israeli and Diaspora Jewish communities: “Bring them home.” Instead, the call … more

Entering the ninth month of this terrible war has been especially harrowing. As our hostages continue to be held in unfathomable terror, my mind is consumed with the women, because we all know what … more

Last week, I led a Conference of Presidents leadership mission that represented the American Jewish community at the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the bombing of AMIA, the Jewish center in … more

In an era dominated by social media and defined by short attention spans, it’s striking that longer, more involved debates hosted by elite institutions still matter. The Oxford Union … more