The day before the presidential election, the progressive Israel Democracy Institute published the results of a poll of Israeli Jews asked whether they believed President Donald Trump or former … more

Saul Berenthal, 75, was born and raised in Cuba, but left for Miami in 1960 following the 1959 Castro revolution. His parents were refugees, having fled the wars in Europe and settling in Havana … more

In an early episode of “Valley of Tears,” the Israeli miniseries about the 1973 Yom Kippur War that debuted in the US on HBO Max last Thursday, a main character grimaces as he falls … more

When Mikael Dolsten, head scientist at Pfizer, heard the news that the COVID-19 vaccine that he has been helping to develop for the better part of a year was over 90% effective, he and his colleagues … more

Rabbi Sacks z’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book, Lessons in Leadership. The Office of Rabbi Sacks will carry on distributing these … more

This past Shabbat we read the Torah portion of Chayei Sarah, with the passing of our first matriarch, Sarah. We read of the ordeal that Abraham experienced in his effort to acquire a proper … more

I am fairly certain that you have heard this saying before: “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it.” It is a popular saying and is attributed to all sorts of … more

Our parasha, Toldot, contains Yitzchak’s celebrated phrase: “Hakol kol Ya’akov v’hayadayim yedei Eisav — The voice is the voice of Ya’akov, but the hands are … more

If you would have asked me what Abir would end up doing with his life, I would have imagined him as a bouncer.... Abir, an ex-paratrooper, is one of the unsung heroes of the battle of the … more

One of the latest political disputes in Israel is happening in an unlikely place — the national Holocaust museum, Yad Vashem. News emerged in August that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … more