Slated to be the cornerstone of New York State’s social-justice reform in 2020, a new law that eliminates bail for misdemeanors and some felony crimes has come under increasing scrutiny, in … more

When the police uncover a plot to carry out terrorism, the arrest usually makes a big splash in the news for a day or two, but then quickly fades from the headlines. The legal process drags on, … more

Once again, talk of regime change is in the air inside Iran. Not since the crushing of the 2009 student-led protests has the Islamic Republic, as of this year entering its fifth decade, looked so … more

This Thursday, the Fifth World Holocaust Forum will convene at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation … more

A history teacher at a Riverdale prep school fired after posting anti-Semitic tweets and making an obscene gesture toward two Jewish religious leaders visiting the school, drew a torrent of support … more

Three stars of the Jewish music scene — Simcha Leiner, Duvie Shapiro and Aryreh Kunstler — delighted Chanukah celebrants who packed the auditorium of the Shulamith School … more

A teacher at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in Riverdale was fired last week after being accused of posting anti-Semitic comments on social media. J.B. Brager, a history teacher at the … more

Chefs from 12 leading restaurants in Jerusalem have each created a special dish to express their personal concept of freedom, as part of an initiative by Ohr Torah Stone’s Yad La’isha … more

One of the more mysterious narratives in the Torah concerns what is likely the final trip back to Egypt after the burning bush (the midrash suggests Moshe went back and forth a number of times, … more

She is one of the most unexpected heroes of the Hebrew Bible. Without her, Moses might not have lived and the story of the Exodus would have been different. Yet she was not an Israelite. She had … more