Earlier this summer we saw multiple media outlets using various methods to attempt to separate Jews from their holiest site, the Temple Mount. Now National Geographic continues this … more

In a dramatic scene from the new film “Golda,” which opened in American theaters last Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir meets with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Kissinger … more

The cab driver took my suitcase and handed me a cold bottle of soda, which in Israel is plain-old seltzer. It tasted fizzier than usual. “It’s hot. Drink something, drink!” … more

It is now time to switch gears from summer relaxation to the holidays, which are mostly on weekends this year, with Shabbat adding to the cooking challenges. My beloved grandmother cooked so … more

Five rising seniors at SAR in Riverdale heard a call to action in a speech by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz. They answered the call and traveled to Phoenix in August to help asylum seekers acclimate to … more

After World War II, Palestine Symphony Orchestra musicians who wanted nothing to do with their German-made instruments offered Moshe Weinstein an ultimatum. Weinstein had trained as a violinist … more

The shidduch crisis is nothing new. Since the times of Avraham Avinu, Jews have faced the challenge of finding the right spouse.   The Auntie Matchmaking app, out of Kew Gardens Hills and … more

In a famously misogynist comment in the film “As Good as It Gets,” a misanthropic writer played by Jack Nicholson is asked, “How do you write women so well?” He replies, … more

It’s hardly a revelation that Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shi’a terrorist group in Lebanon, is once again engaging in provocations along Israel’s northern border. The timing … more

It’s popular to refer to contemporary issues as Orwellian, and one must wonder whether George Orwell would see echoes of his dystopian vision of 1984 in 2023. I’m not sure how many people … more