Two months before the Oct. 7 massacre, two families and their assorted guests sat around a Shabbat table in Herzliya discussing Israel’s values and priorities. A heated discussion between a … more

T he history of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel did not begin in 1948, as those who want to erase Jewish history and the Jewish connection to Israel would have us believe. In fact, Jews have … more

As the storm of blood libels continues apace and Israel’s detractors shriek their usual blizzard of clichés about civilian casualties, settler-colonialism, apartheid and so on, many of … more

If you thought the sordid row in 2017 over the contention that women who support Israel have no place in the feminist movement was a low point for the far left, you might want to reconsider that … more

We could look at it as just another day in New York, where protests on behalf of one cause or another have been part of the culture of the place for more than a century. But the organized effort to … more

At over 1,000 pages, “A Lethal Obsession: Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Global Jihad” (Random House, 2010) does not lend itself to a quick read. Nevertheless, due to this large … more

Our Sages maintain that Hashem performed ten miracles for our forefathers in Egypt. The Rambam, Rabbeinu Yonah and the Ritva interpret this statement as referring to the ten Makkot. Pharoah is … more

I recall an incredible series of coincidences that to me were nothing short of miraculous. A student had been desperate to speak with me, and we finally managed to connect in New York the day before … more

There was a time when I was fascinated by the great psychoanalytic thinkers, chief among them Sigmund Freud, whose attitude towards his Jewish origins piqued my curiosity. Although … more

The term derives from a word which means “to persuade,” “to negotiate.” As a distinct profession or business, shadchanut dates from the time of the Crusades, when Jewish life … more