Honoring Ezra Schwartz
Had the memorial taken place where Ezra was murdered, U.S. diplomats would have boycotted the event.
When will American Jewry Wake Up?
To fight the onslaught of bigotry being unleashed against its members, America’s overwhelmingly Democratic and deeply liberal Jewish community needs to recognize some hard truths.
Satanic Stabbing of Salman Rushdie and the Dangerous Deal
Biden should consider the assault to be a metaphor for the dangers inherent in the West’s falling prey to the deadly machine that emboldened the terrorist from New J
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose
Why is it foolish to compare oneself to another? Because life is the most difficult exam an many people fail because they try to copy others, not realizing that everyone had a different question paper
Nullity Of Being, Greatness Of Being: A Meditation on Sin and Repentance
At the core of man is duality. Some might suggest contradiction. Regardless of how it is characterized, man’s essential duality creates tension in his life. For man is both corporal, like every other being that walks the face of the earth, and he is spiritual, imbued with the dignity and divinity of his Creator.
The Conservative Case For Cantor
Eric Cantor is being vetted by John McCain for the vice presidential slot. Congressman Cantor may very well be the best possible Republican to run with McCain – for several reasons.
Celebrating Independence Day in a World of Turmoil
Israel Independence Day symbolizes the empowerment of all Jews in the wake of our nation's renaissance after 2000 years of exile. It is NOT a celebration exclusively for Israelis but for Jews throughout the world
Rabbi Lau to Obama: Let Pollard Go
Despite the admissions and the remorse, Jonathan continues to remain in jail for a period of time unparalleled in its harshness.
Standing Up Even When It Hurts
My Facebook wall is replete with parents of former students, rabbis from previous communities where we’ve lived, as well as professors of Jewish studies programs equating actions of Hamas and the IDF.
Evangelical Christians
According to Freedom House, a nonpartisan organization that monitors the global spread of democracy, Coptic Christians in Egypt live in fear and subjugation.
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Yarmulke
We recently marked the secular new year, and while there’s nothing inherently Jewish about it, perhaps one of the practices associated with January 1 can help ameliorate a shortcoming not at all uncommon among Jews in the workforce.
Kyle Rittenhouse and the Ticking Racial Clock
Without the rioting, Rittenhouse would have remained anonymous. Instead, he became a symbol of vigilante justice.
Holocaust Education: The Last Chance for Humanity
For the sake of the tens of millions of victims of the Holocaust, Jews and non-Jews alike, we must fight for Holocaust education, as the fate of our world, not to mention our humanity, may very well depend up on it.
Did the Police Fail or Did the People?
When a body is found murdered in a field, the community leaders must declare, "Our hands did not shed this blood."
An Open Letter to Ms. Candace Owens
Dear Ms. Owens,
I have never met you but have appreciated you from your emergence in the public eye, as during that early Congressional hearing...
Limited Nuclear War and Israel’s National Strategy
Israel will need to find the best way of communicating a credible threat of limited nuclear war such that Iran and its proxies are deterred from continuing to escalate their aggression.
‘Worst Betrayal’: GOP Lawmakers Slam Biden Plan To Recognize Palestinian State
Rumored plan to create Palestinian state sets up fresh showdown between Biden and Republicans in Congress
Europe’s Rightward Lurch Bad For Jews…And The U.S.
Nothing short of a turn to open fascism can evict Muslim immigrants from Europe.
Koheles: Guidelines For Living
Over and over Koheles asks what is life worth, what is labor worth, tachas hashemesh, under the sun
Artists Attacked by BDS
The goal of the BDS campaign is the destruction of Israel. The strategy of the cultural boycott is to demonize Israel and use the celebrity of artists to spread its lies. Its tactic is to attack both the Jewish state and the artists who wish to go there.
The Dhimmitude of the West: A New Trajectory?
Western displays of submissive respect for Islam have not led to the cessation of jihadi violence.
December Doldrums in Full Force
Here’s a New Year’s resolution for the complacent and the cowardly: Assuring the safety of religious Jews in 2020.
Sing It Loud – Maoz Tzur
What is Chanukah?
Here is how Rabbi Eliyahu Kitov puts it:
Jewish Voice for Peace’s 11 Best Excuses for Inviting a Murderer of Jews
JVP is an anti-Semitic hate group with a most ironic name: It's neither Jewish nor peaceful. JVP invited a convicted Islamic terrorist who assisted in murdering Jews to address and inspire their group
White House Meeting Changed Nothing – For Now
It happened because it had to happen, because history dictated that it happen.
Barack Obama, the newly elected president of the United States and Benjamin Netanyahu, the newly resurrected prime minister of Israel, were fated to meet.
Playing Chicken with the Jewish State
During the late 1980s and 1990s, the legal establishment arrogated more and more power to itself
Eliminating Iran’s Nuclear Sites Means No One Can Use Them Later
Trump's Churchillian Decision:
Meghan Markle and the Jewish question
This has become a terrifying looking-glass world where morality has been turned back to front. It’s where in the minds of millions—particularly, the young—venality, disloyalty and spite register as evidence of moral worth.
Kaepernick 1, Cuban 0
To ignore or negate the extraordinary achievements of this country is the most reprehensible expression of ingratitude.
Rendering Women Invisible Is Not Good For Any Of Us
Eishet Chayil mi Y'mtza? "A Woman of Valor, Who can Find HER" when positive images of inspiring Jewish woman (and other female leaders) are forbidden in the haredi media world