In recognizing an undefined Palestinian state on Aug. 10, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that “the situation in Gaza has gone beyond the world’s worst fears. The Israeli … more

Lord Byron became a household name in Israel this past two weeks. Or rather, just Byron. As Israel is part of a regional group that includes Greece and Cyprus, which together make up the … more

Amazing news: Amnesty International has now acknowledged that night follows day! Well, almost. In a report just published, Amnesty has stated for the first time that Hamas and other Palestinian … more

The Festival of Lights just plunged Australia, and its beleaguered Jewish community, into darkness Down Under. One thousand Aussies gathered on Bondi Beach for the lighting of the menorah on the … more

No recent news story better encapsulates the febrile nature of these times than the November exercise in which representatives of Israeli government ministries, welfare agencies and core service … more

To describe the state of American Jewry after the warm spring of the 1950s through the early 1970s is akin to watching a shriveled brown leaf fluttering aimlessly in the wind in the midst of a cold … more

Judaism is all about bringing light into the world — affecting and improving it through positive acts, awareness, kindness and compassion. This mission is especially meaningful during the darkest … more

I am sure that you all have heard one variation or another of this theme — that “there are two kinds of people.” We seem to have a well-ingrained habit of dividing people into two … more

This is not the column I intended to write. In fact, I expected to write about the paradox of why the “regular“ haftara from Melachim 1 (for parshat Miketz which, because it almost always falls … more

There is a fascinating halacha about lighting Chanukah candles. When the menorah is placed at the entrance of the home, as was originally done, it is positioned on the side opposite the mezuzah. The … more