It’s a bitter to pill to swallow for those of us who have spent much of the last decade lauding President Donald Trump as the most pro-Israel president since the founding of the modern Jewish … more

We’ve been here before, many times. Jewish history is replete with false prophets, princes and potentates who promise victory, prosperity and peace but instead bring us war, devastation and … more

One of the most common accusations leveled against antizionist Jews is that they are “self-hating Jews.” The phrase is provocative. It is also odd and unhelpful. After all, many antizionist Jews … more

In every major conflict, the battle over memory begins almost as quickly as the battle itself. Facts remain the same, but the starting point of the story gradually shifts. Events are reordered, … more

Jewish American Heritage Month was celebrated by Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a reception he hosted, with food supervised by Tarnopol Kashrus services (a Satmar-agency) and wine from Herzog in California … more

Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, deserves kudos for taking on the Sisyphean task of refuting pernicious falsehoods about the Jewish state. The result of his and his … more

The war launched by Hamas through its Oct. 7, 2023 pogrom in southern Israel has been a multifront conflagration in which all roads lead to the regime in Tehran. From Gaza to Iraq to Yemen — … more

Last week, I watched my daughter walk across a stage at Ferkauf Graduate School to receive her doctorate in psychology. Ferkauf is part of Yeshiva University, and the ceremony reflected that. … more

I have written about this subject before; unfortunately it is time to revisit it again. It was about two months ago, on   Shvii Shel Pesach (the seventh and, in Israel, final   yom tov … more

Imagine standing at a crossroads. We have all been there. We have all experienced moments in our life’s journey when we had to make a crucial choice and decide whether to proceed along one road or … more