One of the better-known sections of our parasha, Ki Tavo, consists of the brachot v’k’lallot, the blessings for keeping the mitzvot of the Torah and the curses for failing to fulfill … more

It could have been a lot worse. With dozens of buildings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, burned during the riots that followed the shooting of Jacob Blake, one of the town’s synagogues was tagged with … more

With an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Orthodox communities including the Five Towns potentially casting a pall over the upcoming Yomin Noraim, 138 Five Towns physicians signed the … more

Lee Zeldin, the Jewish Long Island Republican congressman, made the case for President Donald Trump by talking up his own service to his constituents and telling a harrowing personal story. In … more

It was the height of the intifada, and we were in the midst of a month’s reserve duty. Deep in the heart of Hebron an Israeli lookout was meant to spot trouble on the road below and protect … more

For many of us, the first pieces of wisdom we learned were from nursery rhymes and schoolyard jingles. Sometimes these childish lessons had value, but more often they were off the mark and had … more

Our parsha, Ki Teitse, contains more laws than any other. Some of them have generated much study and debate, especially two at the beginning, the law of the captive woman and that of the … more

There are two mitzvot in the Torah whose fulfillment promises arichut hayamim (long life). The first is the mitzvah of kibbud av v’eime (honoring one’s parents), found in the asseret … more

According to the teachings of our sages, teshuva is one of the most important mitzvot, yet many of us avoid it or feel uncomfortable with the process because we don’t understand it … more

Those who fail to learn from the mistakes of history, it is said, are doomed to repeat them. In the 20th century, thousands of progressively minded people supported Soviet … more