What I Have… Is Called A Religion

I must admit to being confused at all the anger and consternation. I am not in the slightest offended by what the Pope said. He simply and honestly stated the classic Christian position and not in a way designed to offend or hurt.

Public Funding For Yeshiva Teachers Headed To U.S. Supreme Court

In the Lemon case, the Court ruled that state statutes that provide public funding for even secular instruction in religious schools – including salaries for teachers of secular subjects – violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

The Terrorists’ Escape from Gilboa Prison: A Wake-Up Call for Israeli Society

Recent events, including the escape of six terrorists from Gilboa Prison and the death of Sgt. Barel Hadaria Shmueli, who was shot point blank by a Palestinian terrorist, represent a wake-up call for Israelis who have grown too accustomed to the pursuit of day-to-day quiet as a strategic choice. Whether Israelis recognize it or not, they are in a state of war with their enemies.

The Kotel and the Jews

Yom Kippur, just like the Kotel, should unite all Jews and reflect our highest religious aspirations

Iran Just Confirmed Its Nuclear Intentions, But Does Anyone Care?

Although it wasn’t widely reported at the time, already in February of this year Iran ended IAEA inspector access to a range of nuclear facilities. A deal was struck under the radar for installing cameras and other monitoring equipment that could continue to function.

The MOST INTERESTING JEWS of 5782

Here I offer a different type of list: A smattering of “interesting” Jews to follow in 5782. Interesting in my book means profound, substantive, and making a real contribution to the long-term future of Israel and the Jewish People.

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Guide for the Perplexed, 2021

Yom Kippur is considered to be a Super Sabbath (Shabbat Shabbaton in Hebrew) – a soul-searching opportunity for pious and evil people alike.

Puppeteers or Puppets in Control in Washington?

It seems there are individuals in Washington wielding enormous power without concerns about what Biden might think or do. If true, it has the makings of a nightmare situation.

Breaking the Will of Terrorists in Israeli Jails Will Lead to the Defeat of...

Israel should make the lives of Palestinian terrorists in its jails miserable, despondent and hopeless.

Is Europe Using Afghanistan as an Excuse for a New Explosion of anti-Americanism?

Rather than criticize the Biden administration for the Kabul debacle, Europeans are reverting to their misplaced contempt for the United States.

Assessing the Twin Disasters of September 2001

The opening shot in the war to break America’s belief in its right to lead, its right to defeat its enemies and its right to be strong was fired in Durban, not New York.

Condemning the Terrorists

Motives may explain, but they do not ever excuse.

J Street’s Atheist Rabbi (sic) Named Harvard’s Chief Chaplain

Where Greg Epstein’s influence may well be felt, I fear, is on Jewish students’ perceptions of Israel, the Holocaust and anti-Semitism.

The True Legacy of 9/11

The enduring image of 9/11 must not be people falling from buildings but of a nation lifting each other up.

The Taliban’s Palestinian Partners: Implications for the Middle East Peace Process

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad see the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan as vindicating their longstanding ideological claims that patience pays off and that “resistance” can defeat the American-led Western alliance and dismantle the State of Israel.

A United Hatzalah EMT Talks About His Experience As A First Responder in NYC...

One of the thousands of people who were first responders on 9/11 is a resident of Efrat and a United Hatzalah volunteer. His name is Eric Andron.

The Goal of Palestinianism

What the supposed quest for Palestinian statehood and social justice is really about.

In Addressing Antisemitism, Honesty Matters

The lack of response to President Biden’s lie about visiting the site of the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting reminds us that when discourse about Jew-hatred is tainted by partisanship, the Jews come out the losers.

A Vacation In Sof Hama’arav

Even with the excitement of arriving in California, there was a tinge of sadness. We were not going to be in Yerushalayim. We would have a good vacation, but it is just not Eretz Yisrael.

Palestinians: Why Biden’s Aid Will Not Bring Peace

US taxpayer dollars will not drive Palestinians to accept Israel's right to exist. The same applies to the Israeli gestures, which are not likely to achieve the Biden administration's hope of bolstering the PA's standing or advancing the "two-state solution."

Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Weeks Away

From the perspective of Iran's mullahs, Biden's desperate efforts to resurrect the nuclear deal manifested his weak leadership and therefore a delectable opportunity for Tehran to buy time, get more concessions, advance its nuclear program and become a nuclear state.

Multiple Political Choices for 5782

Coming off our hot summer, and before settling into the High Holiday season (hopefully without coronavirus lockdowns), take this quiz and calculate the 5782 political future you need to pray about. My answers are at the bottom of the article.

Israel: Still the ‘Strong Horse’

For both the Israelis and the Gulf's Arab monarchies, Iran's Shia regional empire and drive to lead the Muslim world is still justifiably considered an existential threat

When Antisemitic Lunatics Take over the Academic Asylum

The vicious doctrine of "intersectionality," which links different categories of "victims" together and demonizes their purported "oppressors" such as white people, men or those who believe in biological differences between men and women, also targets Zionism and the Jews.

Whatever Happened To The Abraham Accords?

As we read the reports, besides Iran, the only other substantive issue discussed – and much less so – was the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with Biden vaguely expressing support for a two-state solution and a settlement freeze and Bennett reiterating his opposition to both notions.

The American House of Cards

 US policy in Afghanistan was based on lies, ignorance, and irrational thinking. Many other aspects of American foreign policy, still doggedly pursued, look dangerously similar. For 30 years, US policy has amounted to the construction of a huge house of cards in all directions. Now that one card has fallen, the rest will inevitably follow.  

The Biden Implosion In Perspective

We are not unmindful that a good part of Biden’s slide is doubtless a function of old-fashioned politics.

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