As the French government rolls out its most robust crackdown on religious activity in decades, it is enjoying broad support … more

Sacha Baron Cohen’s new “Borat” sequel features plenty of crude gags and surprise appearances. But it also has a giant soft spot: for Judith Dim Evans, a sweet and loving Holocaust … more

A good bagel can fix almost anything. So it’s fitting that Prince William and Kate Middleton’s first joint engagement since the pandemic began was a visit to London’s iconic Beigal … more

Our Torah learning tradition is based on the teaching of the Torah text with commentary. Without the commentary of our sages, the Torah text, standing alone, would not be understood. In … more

Leaders lead. That does not mean they don’t follow, but what they follow is different from what most people follow. They don’t conform for the sake of conforming; they don’t do … more

Having a hero is part of natural human development. In childhood, these heroes are often movie stars and athletes. Many of us find our heroes among the people with whom we have daily contact, … more

When we examine the first verse of our parasha, “Va’yomer Hashem el Avram (And Hashem said to Avram), ‘Lech lecha (Go forth from your land and from your birthplace and from your … more

The King of Egypt discovers that the woman he brought into his chambers is married to Avraham. “What have you done to me?” he demands of Avraham. “Why didn’t you tell … more

Violence is eating away at the foundations of democracy,” the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said in his last speech. In these crazy times, amid a pandemic and public hysteria, when … more

Not long ago, presidential debates were vital occasions for an exchange on American foreign policy and its priorities, as well as this country’s broader place in the world. Alongside the … more