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One of the most important Jewish contributions to our understanding of leadership is its early insistence of what, in the eighteenth century, Montesquieu called “the separation of …
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By Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks zt"l
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2/21/24
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N o one really knows what our ancient ancestors ate in their caves, but scholars who have studied them believe they ate mostly vegetation, and some evidence shows they ate as much as 4 to 6 pounds of …
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By Joni Schockett
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2/21/24
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Ritchie Torres, Riverdale’s progressive Democratic congressman — and staunchest supporter of Israel in the House of Representatives — expressed renewed disappointment on Tuesday as …
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2/14/24
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An IDF officer who served in Gaza told a Rockville Centre synagogue that “personally, if there can be a solution that will include any sort of agreement or ceasefire, I don’t believe in …
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By Daniel Offner, LI Herald
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2/14/24
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On a visit to Yad Vashem 10 years ago, Mitch Albom, the sports journalist turned inspirational book author, was struck by a story that emerged from one of the video displays. …
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By Ellen Braunstein
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2/14/24
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Purim, which is celebrated on the 14th of Adar (this year, 14 Adar II, starting on motzei Shabbat on March 24) commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman’s plot to kill …
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By Ethel G. Hofman
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2/14/24
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In 2017, then-President Donald Trump appointed Jason Greenblatt as Special Representative for International Negotiations. In his role as the White House’s point man on the Middle East, …
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By Amelie Botbol
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2/14/24
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During a recent visit to Israel, Great Neck activist Dr. Paul Brody met with Jonathan Pollard at Jerusalem’s Inbal Hotel. In 2004, Brody was the first Anglo …
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2/14/24
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Everyone remembers where they were on Oct. 7 when the impossible news started trickling and then flooding in. We may not have understood the extent of what was happening, but we all knew …
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By Rabbi Zalman Bluming
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2/14/24
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On Jan. 25, Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side held a memorial service for Henry Kissinger. This was unacceptable to leftist millennials, hundreds of whom gathered across the street to cheer on …
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By Karen Lehrman Bloch
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2/14/24
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