Gush Katif was a bloc of 17 Israel settlements in the southern Gaza strip. In August 2005, the government forcibly removed the 8,600 residents from their homes and their communities were demolished … more

Saudi social-media influencer Mohammed Saud, who recently made both waves and friends by playing Israel’s national anthem Hatikvah on the oud (a stringed instrument), tells JNS that … more

A new artificial intelligence  released on Aug. 5 by Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook, is under fire for spewing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric … more

The other day, a friend asked me what I was making for dinner. The truth was that I had no plans for dinner at all. I was still sore and exhausted from non-stop gardening and had been so busy … more

This is the editorial, “The tyrant and his chains,” published Feb. 23, 1989, that led to the firebombing of The Riverdale Press office in the Bronx. “How fragile civilization is. … more

What is the real challenge of maintaining a free society? In parshat Eikev, Moses springs his great surprise. Here are his words: Be careful that you do not forget the L-rd your G-d. … … more

What motivates some people to do more than just appreciate the blessings they have in their lives and to actually be a vehicle for blessing? This week’s portion, Eikev, contains one of … more

Other than former current events, nothing dates a Jewish book more than when discussing or quoting a deceased great rabbi with “Rabbi So and So, shlit’a, says...” The term … more

The first pasuk in our parasha, Eikev, contains the phrase, “v’haya eikev tishm’un eit hamishpatim ha’aleh.” There are a variety of classical approaches regarding … more

In no other democratic country in the world has anti-Zionism enjoyed the kind of mainstream success that it has in South Africa. Consider that Israel’s recent military strikes against … more