You Say Nakba, We Say You Fled, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
The vast majority of Arab residents left Israel of their own volition. No one forced them out of their homes. They could have stayed. But they didn’t.
Why I Started Davening In A Minyan At Age 50
As a newly minted pillar of the minyan, I wanted to understand what was sparking my desire to disrupt my preference for davening alone. As I started exploring my journey to davening and its uneven trajectory, I looked at my childhood experiences.
Home Is Where The Soul Is
Instead of trying to get them to be religious in America, try and get them to make aliyah.
The Ramadan Escalation in Jerusalem
So, cameras were okay for the Great Mosque of Mecca and for the Sheikh Zayed Mosque. But for some reason, those responsible for security on the Muslim side felt inhibited about authorizing cameras in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. And that was just an invitation to disaster in subsequent years.
The REAL Truth Behind Al Aqsa
Moshe Dayan demanded the Israeli flag at the Temple Mount be lowered, and personally oversaw the meetings with Jordanian religious authorities to ensure they maintained the status quo. But even that didn’t stop the lies.
There is No Such Thing as a Lone Soldier in Israel
In Israel, there is no such thing as a Lone Soldier because the country acts as if it’s one big family.
New Hope For Agunot Or Halachic And Constitutional Problem?
In California, a judge can grant sole custody to one parent who demonstrates that the other parent is engaged in a pattern of behavior that in purpose or effect unreasonably interferes with a person’s free will and personal liberty.
Prospects for Peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan Have Improved: President Aliyev
The speech coincided with Israeli finance minister Avigdor Liberman’s April 24 visit to Azerbaijan.
Days that Define a Nation
In one week, Israel goes from mourning victims of the Holocaust and honoring its fallen soldiers to celebrating the nation they helped create.
Whose Temple Mount?
No one calls the Temple Mount the “Mosque” Mount.
Ramadan Goes Out with a Bang
The residents of Ramallah and Gaza, with encouragement from Iran and its proxies, are gearing up for Eid al-Fitr by preparing sweets to distribute whenever a Jew is gunned down or stabbed to death.
Macron II, the Jews, and Israel
Each President of France has marked his mandate with his own style and imprint, but until now, all have adopted a biased and pro-Palestinian policy. Will this change with Macron's new mandate?
French Elections: The Bad And The Not So Bad
Instead of dismissing Le Pen's multitude of supporterswith a label, Macron and the governing elite must identify and try to address the sources of that anger.
Airbrushing Jews out of Jerusalem
While the recent violence was predictably blamed on Israel, it was neither random nor pointless, and had a strategic and tactical purpose.
American Jewish Chaplains and the Displaced Jews of WWII
The chaplain’s involvement was especially critical because the American military government failed to appreciate the Jews had special needs having been selected for total annihilation.
Better, But Substantially Flawed
Once again, the Jewish community is being given the opportunity to weigh in, until May 30, on a regulation that will directly impact it.
Yom Hashoah – A Day To Not Be Silent
the Shoah is not an event of the past – it is a current event – a warning of what happens if we do not maintain vigilance
The Here and Now of Holocaust Remembrance
Embracing the bogus comparison between Hitler’s “final solution” and other conflicts is as ill-fated as believing that a repeat performance is inevitable.
A Mighty Tree Has Fallen – Rabbi Dr. Jerry Hochbaum, z”l
“Let my people know” was my father’s mantra as well as his mission.
Ukraine, Israel and ‘Never Again’
Russia’s massacre of civilians and naked aggression demand that Europe remember what ‘never again’ really means and act accordingly.
Army of the People and the Faith
Ever since receiving our first command as a nation from Moses when we left Egypt, the most effective military speeches are those that have evoked our belonging and identity to this land.
China or the USA?
The US, in short, is sacrificing significant progress in the Middle East to help the three greatest threats to America's international safety and security: these brutal and authoritarian regimes, China, Russia, and Iran.
De-Fanging Palestinian Dog Whistles
Israel should counter fictitious Palestinian narratives, like the “threat” to Al-Aqsa, by ceaselessly telling the truth to the world
Where Duplicitous ‘Dual Loyalty’ Actually Applies
Israel as a beacon in a sea of barbarism isn’t a Jewish issue, which is why the “dual loyalty” canard is a complete lie. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of those Arab citizens of Israel who side with their country’s mortal enemies.
Common Sense
Social Media Empires: "Misinformation" and "Soviet-style disinformation,"
The Heroism of Vladimir Kara-Murza
The Russian democracy activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been imprisoned, and his heroism must be saluted.
Quiet: Rioting in Progress!
When the Jewish people left Egypt, we should have allowed the entire generation of slaves to die in the desert before we entered the Land of Israel. Israel has forgotten how to govern
Biden Blows it
Biden administration promotes a racist and religious discriminatory policy against Jews.
How the Russia-Ukraine War and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Differ
The propaganda war against Israel is evil and deceitful
Swarming Locusts – A Sign From G-d
We assume a miracle must express the great Divine Will. Of course, upon short reflection, we recall that nature does no less than this.