Reflections On My Rebbe, Rav Moshe Dovid Tendler, zt”l
His shiur was unlike any other in the yeshiva. Rav Tendler wouldn't get lost in abstractions, pilpulim, or lomdus. Instead, his shiur focused on the practical application of halacha.
Biden Ignores Palestinian Support For Terrorists
Safe to assume that the Palestinian state the Biden administration is hoping to establish alongside Israel will be controlled by Iranian-backed terrorists such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.....
MAD Joe
The most illegitimate president of all time is also the maddest.
Ignore Kamala’s non-Denial ‘Denial’ on Israel and Genocide?
Harris got the headline she wanted — the one she hopes will diffuse the controversy. The Jewish community will read that she "strongly disagrees" with the genocide slur. But the truth is that the VP has taken a bad situation and made it worse.
The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism Is Itself Antisemitic
The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA), presented in March 2021, was created to replace the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which had been adopted by 35 countries by 2020. The writers of the JDA wished to “clarify” the IHRA, which they feel is insufficiently obsequious to the Palestinians. Their real object is to use the fight against antisemitism as another weapon with which to vilify Israel.
2 States for 2 Peoples? Try 4 States for 1 People
The establishment of "Palestine" will lead to the return of refugees, the dissimilation of Arab Israelis, the rousing of Palestinian Jordanians, and the definition of Palestine as the unification of the West Bank, Gaza, and Arab regions inside Israel and Jordan.
We Must Stand up to the Bullies
We must stand up to the bullies
As Hillel says in Pirkei Avot/Ethics of the Fathers: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me?”
When Critics of Israel Lose, it’s ‘the Jews’ Fault’
Like other detractors of Israel, James Zogby will never understand why Americans support candidates who recognize that there is one democracy in the Middle East, and that it is the only county that shares our values and interests.
What is the ‘Two-State Solution’ about?
After the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the supplemental spending bill for the Iron Dome program, everyone from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the...
“Back to Pre-9/11. But It’s Worse”
"What do you call a party whose leaders require all of America's soldiers to undergo indoctrination in an ideology that calls for the 'dismantling' of America and tells them that their oath to defend the Constitution is an oath to defend a document that codifies 'white supremacy'?... You call it treason." — David Horowitz, author and former Black Panther, Front Page Magazine, September 14, 2021
VP Harris Tells Antisemitic Student “Your Truth” Has a Right to Be Heard
Yet, if we are to give the vice president the benefit of the doubt, this says something dire about her ability to perform the duties of her office, or worse yet—to someday become president—though she is so wildly unpopular at the moment that this is impossible to imagine.
Should the Israeli Government Demand the Arabs Recognize Israeli’s Right to Exist?
Recognition of Israel as the Jewish State is the only means to ensure that the conflict is actually over
The Blessing and Potential Curse of Prosperity
Israel’s “start-up nation” economy is booming, but the country should be prepared to do all it can to prevent bifurcation by the elites.
No, Government Spending Isn’t ‘Zero Cost’
What's the harm? It's cost-free. Except, it ISN'T.
A New Word for the Administration For Those Who Have Chosen Power and Profits...
From Capitol Hill to the White House, we are witnessing the hinge of history that will determine whether America will continue as a respected world power and it will be decided, in very large measure, by those who may well have chosen power and profits over patriotism.
Jews Could Use More Friends
It is increasingly clear that our community is perpetually playing defense. Perhaps American Jews should renew our commitment to building alliances.
80 years since Babi Yar: Making sure the Holocaust is not forgotten
There is a Jewish, human and moral imperative to remember those who were murdered in the ravine of death and to make sure that their names never disappear into oblivion.
5 Lessons Israel Can Learn from the UAE on Water Conservation
While many Middle Eastern countries face states of emergency due to severe water shortages, the UAE is coping rather well.
Iranian Nuclear Threat Is Not Years Away – It Is NOW
Israel Defense Minister Gantz stated that Iran was only “around 10 weeks away from acquiring weapons grade materials necessary for a nuclear weapon.” This was not speculation by yet another columnist, but rather a statement in the clearest terms by the defense minister of Israel.
Mainstream Democrats Introduce Bill Endangering Israel
Had Israeli troops remained, Israel would be criticized. Now that they have left, there is still criticism. For some, Israel can do no right.
The Need for a Congressional Inquest into America’s Longest War
Events in Afghanistan have come full circle, with the Taliban—whose government fell to US military advances in 2001 —regaining power and taking possession of large stores of US arms and ammunition. The culpability of the four successive US administrations that waged this fruitless 20-year war, culminating in an abject political and military capitulation, must be investigated and exposed.
Lessons in Mediocrity: Bennett at UN
Through his UN General Assembly address, Bennett sought to get along with the world, instead of doing what great orators do best: change it.
Israel Must Define New Prisoner-swap Rules
Hamas knows that Israelis have a soft spot for captives, but this doesn’t mean we have to play on its turf.
Israel’s Government Must NOT Reward Bad Behavior
The coalition depends on the votes of the Ra’am Party, so it is about to pass a law that effectively rewards illegal Arab construction.
NY Times Pits “Principle” against Powerful “Rabbis” in Iron Dome Vote
After much criticism, the Times quietly removed the reference to "rabbis" without apologizing for its reporter's mendacious anti-Semitism or disciplining her for her journalistic malpractice.
The Baleful Significance of the Democrats’ Iron Dome Fiasco
Jewish defenders should target their enemies’ Achilles heel—their narcissism and belief in their own unimpeachable virtue.
Israel’s ‘Blame my predecessor’ Iran Strategy Revealed
By giving the US administration veto power over Israel's actions against Iran's nuclear program, the Lapid-Bennett-Gantz government has effectively ended Israel's own operations.
On Visible and Invisible Jews
We all know that raw prejudice among Jews against those who are visibly Jewish—that they are loud, rude, unwashed, contemptuous towards outsiders and all the rest of that baggage—is our community’s dirty secret.
Hold Biden Accountable
It is apparent that even when Biden faces deserved criticism, his allies are quick to dismiss it as predictable attacks from the most fanatical of Trump acolytes
Who Cares?
Is it time to say, ‘who cares?’ Who cares what Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Marjorie Taylor Greene think? What I do care about is the response of their parties, which has been appallingly weak.