Nearly 20 years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s regime in a US-led invasion, Iraq remains at war with Israel, as has been the case since the foundation of the Jewish state in 1948. … more

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s appointment of Noa Tishby as the country’s first-ever Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization of Israel raised more than a … more

It turns out that most Americans have no idea what the controversy over the anti-Semitic BDS movement is about. That was one of the main takeaways from a new Pew Research Institute … more

A few years ago, I was chairing a meeting of rabbis in Johannesburg, and our distinguished guest speaker was the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. He began by inquiring what was the single … more

One of the most famous sources in all Rabbinic literature that discusses the relationship between G-d, man, Torah, and truth is found in Talmud Bavli, Baba Metziah 59b: On that day Rabbi … more

The Ten Commandments and the Book of Ruth are each as important to the intellectual appreciation and religious experience of Shavuot as blintzes and cheesecake are to the culinary celebration of … more

One of the most amusing scenes in Anglo-Jewish history occurred on Oct. 14, 1663. A mere seven years had passed since Oliver Cromwell had found no legal bar to Jews living in England (hence the … more

On Memorial Day, next Monday, America will honor the men and women who gave their lives fighting in our country’s wars. Citizens observe the day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding … more

Comedian and third-generation Hadassah member Judy Gold will host “Hadassah and Jerusalem: United Forever,” next Wednesday, June 1. The event will commemorate Yom Yerushalayim on … more

Over the past week the media and various communities have been in an uproar over the unfortunate death of Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Al Jazeera reporter, and clashes at her funeral a couple of days … more