For 20 years, he had sowed terror and confusion throughout the Middle East with impunity. As head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qassem Soleimani was the mastermind of the … more

African-Americans committed many of the recent anti-Semitic attacks in New York and New Jersey. What makes that especially sad is that blacks and Jews were allies during the Civil Rights fight in … more

This week it is my honor to bring to your attention the Torah teachings of Rabbi Nachum Katz and of his new Hebrew sefer, “Hinachem Nafshi.” Here are excerpts from an anline interview … more

In a bid to secure $1 billion in potential funding for Jewish educational and communal causes in Israel and for fighting BDS and anti-Semitic activity around the world, nine modern Orthodox … more

Several years ago, in an article for Commentary magazine, I offered a distinction between two kinds of anti-Semitic mindsets. I named the first one “bierkeller” anti-Semitism and the … more

I was very embarrassed by her sharp rebuke. But looking back, I realize that the lesson I learned from her brief criticism was more valuable than most of my other training experiences. It … more

If you want to understand what a book is about, look carefully at how it ends. In this week’s parsha, Vayechi, Genesis ends with three deeply significant scenes. First, Jacob blesses his … more

Parashat Vayechi is the final sidrah in Sefer Bereishit and the bridge to Sefer Shemot. Until now, our forebears were a small family of 12 tribes, yet within the first chapter of Sefer Shemot, … more

Every now and then I like to revisit the question of whether the Torah has a consistent method for how it switches between calling our third forefather Yaakov and Yisrael. He does have both … more

Some time ago I had the privilege of meeting a World War II veteran with a fascinating story to share: Born in Germany, his parents saw the writing on the wall and he was sent to boarding school … more