The Biden administration is claiming that Israel has not provided evidence that the seven NGOs whose offices it closed down last week were tied to a terror group. Yet there is a mountain of … more

Gov. Kathy Hochul recently stood in front of the Long Island Rail Road’s New Hyde Park station to celebrate the arrival of the first train on the LIRR’s much-needed Third Track. In … more

The concluding section of our parasha, Re’eh, focuses on the moadim that we encounter throughout the year. Herein, we are met with two pasukim, the first in reference to Shavuot and the … more

This introduction to the new three-volume “Theodor Herzl: Zionist Writings” is by Gil Troy, who edited the set. The inaugural publication of the Library of the Jewish People, it is being … more

Ahh! That first taste of tahini. Sweet, peanut-buttery, smooth. That first taste was the moment that Jackie Zitelman’s two sisters, Shelby and Amy, will always remember from their visit to … more

In the weeks leading up to Chanukah last year, my then-10-year-old son told me that he thought he wanted a Jewish star necklace. It was a rather soft ask, so I quietly let it go. To be honest, … more

Sometime in childhood, I learned to expect brisket on almost every holiday except for Thanksgiving. Even if we went to the home of one of my six aunts, we had brisket, usually pretty much the … more

After Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini demanded, on Feb. 14, 1989, that author Salmon Rushdie be murdered, America’s chain bookstores ran for cover, hiding or removing Rushdie’s The … more

Nefesh B’Nefesh brought 225 olim back home to Israel on Tuesday, aboard its first post-pandemic El Al charter flight. “I’ve missed this sight,” NBN co-founder Rabbi … more

Five Towners upset with over-development in the area turned out for a civic meeting and rally Tuesday night at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club. Organizers said more than 500 … more