Several months ago a longtime friend and neighbor from Borough Park, Rabbi Aharon Zeigler, brought to my attention the scholarship of Rabbi Reuven Mann, and of his then forthcoming book, … more

“One of America's largest retirement villages will have a fleet of self-driving taxis introduced next year. US firm Voyage said it will start rolling out the service at The Villages, … more

Jews were "undesirable." They were "of low physical and mental standards." They were "filthy." They were "often dangerous in their habits." They were "un-American." So read a report … more

A Hamas ceasefire with Israel is being undermined by the activities of the second-largest terrorist faction in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).  Both Hamas and PIJ are … more

WASHINGTON — The depth and breadth of popular Iranian anger over government corruption and a failing economy have taken the West by surprise. Until Dec. 28, this was the calculus in … more

PARIS — When Delphine Horvilleur, France’s best-known female Jewish spiritual leader, began appearing regularly in the media, her friends and relatives feared it would expose her to … more

They may live thousands of miles apart, but student activists from around the world identify various shared challenges living as Jews in their respective countries … more

This past week, unless you were out of the country and even then, you would have heard all about the “bomb cyclone” storm. Bombogenesis is the technical term, bomb cyclone is the … more

It was a frigid 10 degrees on Sunday, the last day of 2017, but 20 people gathered at Congregation Tifereth Israel’s cemetery in this city of 22,000 on the Ohio border. … more

We didn’t need the publication of a new book filled with behind-the-scenes gossip to know that Donald Trump is an unconventional and, at times, inappropriate president. His use of Twitter … more