God and Guns in the Synagogue
Jews across America choose between self-defense and gun control. But after Pittsburgh, unarmed synagogues increasingly don’t feel safe.
A New Year’s Accounting
Most Israelis feel the cease-fire was imposed on us before we finished the job. Hizbullah is not disarmed, our kidnapped soldiers have not been returned, and Iran and Syria seem to have been let off the hook.
In Defense of Parental Consent for ‘Metzitzah B’peh’
Not only does it not infringe on the religious liberties of mohelim, it actually protects the religious liberties of parent.
Dublin’s Anti-Israel Boycott Bill: Bad for Ireland, Worse for the Palestinians, Terrible for Everyone
The Ireland Israel Alliance also accuses the bill's supporters of hypocrisy, and cites their failure to condemn analogous situations in which Irish firms invest in international companies that do business in other occupied territories around the world.
We Have A Racism Problem
Would we prefer to be right, or effective? The answer, as Torah Jews, is that we have to be both: right and effective. That means increasing our sensitivity to the way others perceive us, whether we think those perceptions as justified or not.
A Hundred Days after Gaza’s October 7
Culpable Ignorance and the Devil's Spreadsheet
The Sexualization of Our Teens is Becoming Endemic
Whatever your feelings about how permissive or repressed our society is, certainly not in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s ,or 90’s was the sexualization of women this young.
“Human Rights” Organizations for Palestinian Rights, or Lawfare Against Israel?
A spate of attacks on Arab Christians in and around Bethlehem should have merited investigation by the many “human rights” organizations in the area, but they weren’t interested. This is not surprising, as their focus is almost entirely on promoting lawfare against Israel, not exposing human rights violations committed by Palestinians against other Palestinians.
Are Jews who Refuse to Renounce Israel Being Excluded from “Progressive” Groups?
Applying "intersectionality"—a pseudo-academic theory asserting all social justice movements are inexorably linked, anti-Israel activists have made opposition to Israel and support for BDS a litmus test
Despite The Israeli Election, The Palestinian National Goal Remains The Same
Saeb Erekat, condemned today the results of the Israeli elections, saying it was a ‘vote against peace and for the occupation.’ While blaming Israel is their specialty – Justin Amler put things straight.
Finally, We Need to ‘Let the IDF Win!’
Israel is at war on multiple fronts. Only, it doesn’t seem to know. Israel has been at war for over 100 years. Only, it seems to want to forget.
‘Nakba’ – Infantilizing Arab Aggression
The Arabs will once again mark the “Nakba” day tomorrow. Here are historical facts to shed some light to their Rejectionism and mythical narrative.
An Unhinged Linda Sarsour Lashes Out at the “Zionist Media”
Sarsour is a fraud. She claims to be a civil rights activist but is an anti-Semite. She preaches non-violence but encourages violence against Israelis.
Biden “OUTS” Bibi
Obama’s echo chamber is coming back in the service of President Biden to put Israel on the defensive and validate another awful nuclear deal with Iran.
Fear CANNOT Dictate Our Actions
We must show the world that we are strong and united with a common message.
Mansour Abbas Condemnation of Terror: Is It Real?
Muhammad Majadla, head of Nas Radio’s news department, Channel 12 commentator, and weekly columnist for Globes, said that “today Ra’am is planning an important speech, they say, by...
A Perspective on Elections: Why Character Is Overrated
Politicians’ moral and ethical profiles, however, deserve far less attention than they receive.
Why this Christian Supports Israel
The people of Israel love what we Americans love and honor what we Americans honor. Israel is built on the rule of law. Its Declaration of Independence is modeled after ours. We are joined at the heart.
Neo-Nazis March In Yerevan: We Can’t Ignore That
Armenian nationalism is rising, with government and groups in Armenia glorifying Nazi collaborator and promoting antisemitism; neo-Nazi march in Yerevan signals a serious warning for Israel.
Tips for Singles: How to Maximize your Shidduchim and More Easily Find Your Bashert
Singles tend to revert to the “perfect picture” that exists only in their minds.
Israel: NO! to Western-style Capitulation
Israel does not have the luxury of defeat.
Sh’foch Chamatcha: Justice, Not Vengeance
Pour out Thy wrath upon the nations that know Thee not and upon the kingdoms that call not upon Thy name; for they have consumed Jacob and laid waste his dwelling. Pour out Thy fury upon them, and may the kindling of Thine anger overtake them. Pursue them with anger and destroy them from under God’s skies.
Surrender Without Defeat
The replacement in South Africa of an Afrikaner government has not resulted in a new age of racial equality but rather has led to the imposition of majority tyranny over minority interests.
“How Long Will This Nation Provoke Me…?”
I can almost hear these Divine words reverberating in our ears in Hebron today in response to the "disengagement" plan being accepted as official policy by the Israeli government.
Remembering Human Rights Abuses as we Approach the New Year
This month, the last month of the year, Human Rights Day was commemorated. Every year, all over the world, people and organizations hold ceremonies...
Jewish Perceptions of European anti-Semitism are Worryingly Precise
The three most common stereotypes neatly encapsulate the triangular denunciation of the Jews: They dominate the economy and financial markets; they are more loyal to the State of Israel than they are to the continent; and they talk endlessly of their suffering during the Holocaust.
Anachronisms
Frequently, when speaking with groups here in Hebron, I ask if anyone knows where the name ‘Palestine’ originated? More often than not, no one replies. So, let’s set the record straight.
Expansionist Iran is the Pearl Harbor of the Middle East
Denying Iran the victory it thinks is within its grasp is doable
Anti-Haredi Sentiment and Boycotting Angel Bakeries
Former Public Security Minister Omer Barlev is a private citizen with the rights that entails. But he’s also the chairman of a commercial enterprise who ought to take his position into account while bashing a community of consumers.
Bush Alone: A Balanced Look at a Much-Maligned President
As George W. Bush begins his eighth and final year in the White House, it’s fitting to step back and look at this president who almost wasn’t, save for the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the relentless recount process in Florida.