Yaakov spends 20 years living in Lavan’s house. He has his rows with Lavan – more than a third of the parsha, Vayetzei, is dedicated to their dialogues. And it isn’t pretty. … more

The name name “Be’er Sheva” appears a total of nine times in Sefer Bereishit, and serves as the opening verse of our parasha, Vayatze: “And Jacob left Be’er Sheva and … more

There is war, and then there is madness. In war, one often has to fight, but when madness sets in, sometimes  one simply has to run. Such was the question on a dark October afternoon in 1973, … more

It is often difficult to take time to relax and enjoy a day with family and friends. Even when we have a big family dinner, I often hear friends complain that by the time they get to sit down, the … more

Should the House of Representatives tax-reform bill make it through the Senate, high-tax suburban regions like Long Island would be on the receiving end of bad news from the taxman. The … more

The landlocked East African country of Uganda has become the 100th country to welcome a permanent Chabad-Lubavitch presence. In October, Rabbi Moishe … more

VIENNA — In recent years, Austrian officials have consistently acknowledged their country’s support of Adolf Hitler, an Austria native, and his war of annihilation against Jews. In the … more

Last month, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research made an astonishing announcement: the discovery of 170,000 Jewish documents thought to have been destroyed during … more

WASHINGTON — The opening last Friday of the $500-million Museum of the Bible at times seemed like a pro-Israel gala, featuring a rabbi, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, the … more

Unprecedented footage broadcast on Israeli television Sunday showed Syrian women and children crossing into Israel for medical treatment with assistance from the IDF, in the latest spotlighting of … more