We don’t yet know the details of the Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that presidential adviser Jared Kushner is preparing. But we do know how Kushner perceives the Palestinian Arabs. And … more

Charles Krauthammer would have been an inspirational figure even if he hadn’t become a writer. The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, who died on June 21 at the age of 68, was laid low as a … more

The Touro College Graduate School of Social Work honored the Class of 2018 last week with an awards celebration at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y. “Welcome to the profession!” said … more

MK Ayoub Kara, Israeli Minister of Communication and Cyber Security, visited Manhattan Day School last week to learn about the school’s advancements in communications and technology. The … more

It is almost July 4th, that most American of all American holidays. I am a true and unabashed patriot, especially on the Fourth of July, and I love the parades, the concerts and the many, many … more

Our parasha, Balak, contains one of the most famous pesukim in the Torah: “How goodly are your tents, O Yaakov, your dwelling places, O Yisrael!” (Bamidbar 24:5). Basing himself on Bava … more

A new Food Network show stars best-selling blogger and chef Molly Yeh, whose recipes are inspired by her Jewish-Chinese roots, the Midwest and farm life. In the seven-episode show, “Girl … more

Pirkei Avot (5:22) contrasts the virtues of Avraham with the vices of Bilam: Whoever possesses a generous eye, a humble spirit and a meek soul is a disciple of our father Avraham; but one who … more

Although President Trump has simply been continuing the policies of his predecessor, under whom there was nary a peep about child immigrants, the hysteria surrounding family separation at the border … more

Barely noticed outside the Balkans, one of the world’s most intractable diplomatic disputes was finally resolved this month. The parties are Greece and its northern neighbor Macedonia, once a … more