The Torah begins with the famous words, “Bereishit bara Elokim ate hashamayim v’ate ha’aretz.” Translators and meforshim frequently disagree as to how to interpret the … more

Chava bears two children, Kayin (Cain) and Hevel, and each takes on a profession. Time passes, Kayin brings an offering to G-d, and Hevel follows suit. Then the Torah describes these … more

In May 2016, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) gifted the world an opportunity to abandon subjective decisions of what qualifies as anti-Semitism. The IHRA, 31 nations … more

When the prominent Switzerland-based chemistry journal Molecules announced that its January 2021 special issue would feature a paper by a researcher at Ariel University in Samaria, a group of … more

The most scathing book review I have read in a very long time appears in the Sept.18 edition of the London-based journal, the Times Literary Supplement. You might want to read it, too, if only … more

Pundits will tell you that the most dangerous enemies of the Palestinian Arab cause are the Gulf kingdoms that have decided to recognize Israel, or the European countries that are moving their … more

As Jews around the world prepared for Rosh Hashana, President Trump wished his “Jewish brothers and sisters” a happy holiday. In 2019, he extended a version of the same greeting to … more

This is hardly the first time in recent memory when the ability of Jews to play non-Jewish roles has come into question. It’s also not the first time that a Jewish movie star playing the … more

A social media storm erupted after the announcement that Israeli actress Gal Gadot will portray the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra in a blockbuster film. Critics complained that Gadot is neither Egyptian … more

A prominent Religious-Zionist Israeli rabbi said in a documenet posted on motzei Shabbos that Jewish law does not forbid LGBTQ people from raising a family. (In Israel, Yom Tov ended with the … more