A Tree Will Only Be As Strong As Its Roots

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

As a genetic counselor who advocates for pre-conception genetic testing, I take the roots-to-tree metaphor very seriously. I believe that in order to sustain a healthy community, the roots of the community have the responsibility of relaying just how important genetic testing is.

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Obama’s Anti-Zionism

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

Daniel Pipes: I predicted that 'Israel's troubles will really begin' should Obama win a second term. These have begun; Jerusalem, brace for a rough four years.

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Why I am Voting Likud

Posted on: January 21st, 2013

The Likud has achieved much over the last four years for settlements and the nation, and aside from his silly insistence on the two-state solution, Netanyahu has been a pretty good Prime Minister.

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Who Am I Voting For, and How Should You Vote?

Posted on: January 21st, 2013

At JewishPress.com we’ve spent countless hours discussing the pros and cons of voting for each particular party. Now we'll share some of the discussions that have made this election decision such a difficult one.

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The Next UN-Israel Showdown

Posted on: January 21st, 2013

If Israel fails to show up for UPR, this may force the HRC to end the stranglehold of abusive regimes over the institution and implement long overdue reforms.

Israel’s Enormous Financial Benefits from the Settlements

Posted on: January 18th, 2013

All this talk about the billions spent on settlements being the reason there's no good welfare in Ofakim and sufficient education in Ramat Hasharon is based on two enormous lies.

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Much of What You Think You Know about Islam Is Wrong (Video)

Posted on: January 17th, 2013

A Response to an Antisemitic Video of Egyptian Cleric Mahmoud Al-Masri.

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What Judea & Samaria Mean to the Jewish People

Posted on: January 17th, 2013

For Jews, the ancient tribal territories of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and west Menasheh – a.k.a. Judea and Samaria or the West Bank – form the very heartland of the homeland.

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Obama’s Nominees Harmful To Israel, Soft On Terrorists

Posted on: January 16th, 2013

President Obama spent his first term pushing from power longstanding Arab allies in Egypt and Tunisia, seeking to engage the now blood-soaked Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, pulling his punches against Iran’s nuclear program, and putting “daylight” between his administration and Israel.

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Remember King For Fighting Hate Against All

Posted on: January 16th, 2013

For those of us who closely follow the progress in America in the battles against racism and anti-Semitism, the observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday this year has particular relevance.

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Who Will End Up With Syria’s Chemical Weapons?

Posted on: January 16th, 2013

The Syrian civil war is drawing in the world's most dangerous elements to a land that hosts the world's largest stockpile of VX nerve agents, Sarin and mustard gas.

In the Army Now: An Orthodox Jew’s US Army Experience

Posted on: January 15th, 2013

It is vital for religious Jews of all ages to be involved in public service in some form or another.

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The European Union and Its Court: Stacked Against Israel

Posted on: January 14th, 2013

Since June 2005, the EU has given more than $48 million to over 90 NGOs based in Israel, who are regarded as critical of Israel.

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Hagel’s “Global Zero” Plan

Posted on: January 14th, 2013

A nuclear weapons reduction plan advocated by Hagel evinces a less than serious understanding of both the nature of US deterrence needs, and the geopolitical balance between the United States and Russia.

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The Closing of Afikei Torah

Posted on: January 10th, 2013

Why the closing of a small seminary serving less than 200 girls should be the concern of the entire Orthodox population.

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Why A Licensed Professional

Posted on: January 10th, 2013

The recent conviction of an unlicensed therapist in one of our communities has led to serious soul searching on the part of some and confusion for many others. The most strident argument of his supporters is that he was convicted without proof; that the accuser made up the story to get back at her community and directed her anger at this amateur counselor.

Leave Room for Power to Israel

Posted on: January 10th, 2013

Moshko, the Holocaust-survivor-turned-legendary-builder-of-Gush-Etzion, once asked why Rabbi Moshe Levinger was shoving his way into Hevron and Kiryat Arba. “Here we work in consensus with the authorities. Let him come here!” Rabbi Levinger responded: “Tell Moshko he owes his consensus to the fact that we are here. Without us, Gush Etzion would become a matter of […]

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Chavez and the Jews: A Sorry Tale

Posted on: January 9th, 2013

Like one of those telenovelas that are so popular on Latin American television stations, the slow yet inexorable deterioration of Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, has been soaked in drama and cloying sentimentality.

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Israeli ‘Occupation’ and the ROLV Fallacy

Posted on: January 9th, 2013

There is a widespread misconception that the Middle East conflict is complicated. In fact, it is really rather simple. Indeed, one can basically summarize and explain the entire conflict in the context of the words "occupation" or "occupied territories" and people’s beliefs about the effects of such "occupation."

A Perfect Match: Al Gore And Al Jazeera

Posted on: January 9th, 2013

The Al Jazeera television network has become a dominant force in Middle East communications as well as an expanding influence elsewhere, but up until now it has had trouble breaking through in the United States with a little watched English channel that is not widely available.

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