The National Prayer Breakfast: Some Takeaways For The Orthodox Community
What happens when frum Jews show technical compliance with Torah law but more exuberance and passion for material things? Or when they speak the language of rejection, racism, or extreme isolationism?
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
Obama in His Own Words: ‘Everybody Says How Cool I Am’
The essence of Obama’s rhetorical style as POTUS: feinting towards common ground while pushing opponents away; dramatic; exasperated; an impression of boldness where there was none; utterly insincere
“It’s Not Immoral for One Human to Own Another Human”
Georgetown' Prof. Jonathan Brown's problem is obvious: If Mohammed allowed slavery, it can't be wrong. Ditto for rape. He has to find a way to justify an Islamic practice by attacking OUR value system
Trump Welcomes Netanyahu
Trump must reassure Netanyahu that he will apply pressure -- perhaps through our Sunni allies -- on the Palestinian Authority, and not only on Israel, as the Obama Administration did.
Trojan Horses in Women’s Movement
Does Linda Sarsour really think that people have gone so mad that they will give up the civil liberties that their ancestors earned through the centuries, merely for interest-free loans?
A New Iranian Threat Against the U.S.
Iranian threats suggest that, in the wake of the JCPA, Iran may have grown so bold as to consider directly attacking US facilities rather than maintaining plausible deniability by doing so by proxy.
Are Trump and Israel on the Same Page?
Israeli ministers, including our PM, should not seek to push a mercurial Trump to the point where he becomes exasperated. Everything suggests Israel will have greater support than under G. W. Bush
TV’s ‘Homeland’: Alternative Facts About Settlements
Dear 'HOMELAND,' Disagreement with Israel’s policies--including its settlement policies--is absolutely legit; Subjecting Israel to slander broadcasted to your audience is not. Get your facts STRAIGHT!
Move The Israeli Embassy To Jerusalem Now
Doubt is being cast on Pres. Trump’s intention to follow through on his promise to move the US embassy to Jerusalem. He would be wise to act on his pledge and move the embassy, for four reasons.
As Stands The Tree, So Stands The Man
A consideration of the connection between the Jew and the tree as we approach Tu B’Shevat. Shabbat Shalom and Happy Tu B'Shevat
The Orthodox Union Gets It Right On Women Rabbis
Over the past decade, the RCA issued resolutions disapproving of ordaining women or hiring ordained women. Now the OU has joined them.
Mashiach At The Threshhold
The entire epoch of Mashiach will be concluded by the year 6000. The Jewish calendar is now year 5777 Think about what is at stake and what are the consequences. What must we do to hasten the arrival?
Passover Punishment: Stunning Unpublished Ruling
“It takes some chutzpah for the government to punish a Jewish woman for celebrating Passover. It takes even more chutzpah to say that they are the only government agency in DC exempt from our civil rights laws.”
Do Not Reward Bad Behaviour: Trump Must Bury the Anti-Semitic UN Resolution
The key obstacle to peace is not the Palestinians' demand for land but their refusal to recognize the existence of the Jewish state, or any state but an Islamic one.
Preventing Radical Islamists From Murdering Americans Is a Moral Act
Trump’s executive order is not only moral; it’s a moral imperative. Protecting U.S. citizens is “Job One” for a responsible president.
The Gorsuch Nomination: Good for the Jews
Is Justice Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court 'good for the Jews'? In a word, "Yes," and he is good for America-but the two are never in conflict
Is There a Limit to the Resistance?
Don't Dems see the incongruity in their claiming Trump's the vanguard of a fascist takeover of America and their tepid antipathy toward acts of violence committed in response to that perceived threat?
Inaugural Words Heard ‘Round the World: ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’
For 8 years Barack Obama tip-toed around the radical Islamist elephant in the room which was reflected in the cowardice and complicity among the media elite to downplay the threat of Islamic terrorism
Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem Has Never Been An Easy Issue — For...
During his presidential campaign, Trump made a point of talking about moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. And now he is the President. Again, it is not so simple.
Moral Panic, Trump’s Immigration Ban, and the Expulsion of the Jews from Gaza
It's madness, these media puppet JINO's (Jews in Name Only) who can't generate umbrage for Jewish issues but can only be lit up by foreign forces possessing interests anathema to Jewish philosophy
A False Holocaust-Refugee Link
No matter how much more sensitive to Israel's security needs Trump's White House may be in comparison to his predecessor, there is no excuse for writing Jews out of the Holocaust
Move the Embassy—for America’s Sake
The reasons every president waived the law requiring the US embassy move to Jerusalem are outdated and irrational, which purport that, somehow, moving the embassy will cause an international crisis.
5 Life-Changing Lessons From the Super Bowl
Five lessons from this past Sunday’s Super Bowl that are reflected in insightful quotes which, by virtue of their vision, mirror truths to be found in our own Jewish tradition
Amona Shall Rise Again
Hundreds of Jewish men, women and children, driven solely by a love for the Land of Israel and the pioneering spirit to rebuild it, will now find themselves homeless, without a roof over their head
The Secret To Making Things ‘Great Again’
For a year we’ve heard “Make America Great Again.” The slogan can be applied to the Jewish people, who were definitely great in the past. What would it mean for the Jewish people to be great again?
Yasir’s Girls vs. Gail’s Girls
Fans of the late Yasir Arafat started a Facebook page called “Yasir’s Girls.” Its goal: Make Palestinian girls feel proud of these 'heroines' of Palestinian history, championing them as role-models.
My Father The Tzaddik
My father started The Jewish Press at the urging of Gedolei Yisrael. His dream was to be a voice for Torah Jewry, to help Jews wherever they were, and to support the new state of Israel.
Replacing The UN With The Covenant Of Democratic Nations
Due to a pervasive discontent with the UN, the concept for 'The Covenant of Democratic Nations,' a diplomatic union of democratic countries, was conceived.
TRUMP’S BAN ON REFUGEES: The Real Reason Why Saudi Arabia and Egypt Were Not...
Trump is is looking to build a coalition to fight both radical Islam and the growing threat from Iran. For this reason, and NOT business interests, he exempted Egypt and Saudi Arabia from the ban.