On ‘Prisoners’ Day,’ Report Reveals PA Imprisons, Tortures Arabs
The Palestinian Authority has jailed more than 350 Arabs for "security" reasons in just 2014.
Talmudic Journalism
Since Torah is the great equalizer, the great reconciler of divergent but valid opinions, this is also the place where common ground is reached.
Mass Shofar Blast Against Anti-Israel Enabling on April 29
Some American Jews feel their community has been hijacked from within by groups waging war against Israel seemingly in the name of the Jewish people.
Islam’s Tenuous Connection to Jerusalem
Jerusalem only seems important in the Islamic world when non-Muslims control or capture the city.
Jordanian Blame Game On Temple Mount Hints Future Trouble
Jordan's king is adding fuel to the fire on the Temple Mount, blaming Israel for violence by Muslim Arab rioters.
Brandeis’s Dishonor Diaries
At Brandeis, much of what counts as Western civilization got cold feet and won’t stand with Hirsi Ali.
Ukraine and the Question of Jewish Identity
But the lesson from this meditation is that hidden behind the anti-semitic act is the greatest light.
Would HaLevi have Turned in Rushdie? Or Banished Spinoza?
As support of their messianic dream, Halevi and Antepli approve dishonoring Hirsi Ali as a 'renegade.'
Is There a Mitzva to Eat Matza the Entire Holiday of Pesach?
If itis a mitzva to eat matza all Pesach, then why is there no berakha attached to it?
Throwing Stones of Love
When we are united with unconditional love, no stone will be raised against us by our enemies.
Start-Up Journalism
The reporter simply reports the news, but it is greater to be inspired to better the situation.
Echoes Of The Big Bang
The Big Bang theory marked the scientific community's first sense of the universe having a beginning.
The Golden Opportunity
Freeing convicted murderers returns the status of Jewish existence to something less than sanctified.
Smile, Ehud – You’re Convicted!
“The bigger they are the harder they fall” describes what God had in mind for Olmert.
Brig. Gen. Rabbi Rafi Peretz, Chief Rabbi of the IDF, Shares his Thoughts for...
We, soldiers of the IDF, who stand guard over the people and the land, fulfill the hopes of the millions of Jewish people across the generations who sought freedom.
Trite But True: A Lesson For Passover 2014
Jews have brought the baggage of the galut (exile) mentality to the modern state of Israel.
Pesach In Exile: Why The Haggadah Was Compiled
The Haggadah is an instruction manual on how to survive as strangers in strange lands.
From The ‘You Can’t Make This Up’ Department
It’s finally happened. New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan reported on her blog that “many readers...wrote to object to an article…on the...
The Teflon Reverend
Nor did it seem relevant that according to widely circulated media reports, Rev. Sharpton was caught on an FBI surveillance video discussing possible drug sales with an FBI agent.
April 1944: A Jewish Exodus From The Polish Army
Jewish soldiers in the Polish forces often encountered anti-Semitic prejudice.
Tales Of Rav Kook, Ben-Gurion, the Chazon Ish, And More: An Interview With YU’s...
When the state was established, gedolim went to Ben-Gurion and asked him not to draft women and, later, yeshiva bachrim.
Achieving Unity: A Torah Thought For Pesach
Perhaps worse than all the above is the acute lack of unity among Jews
Halakhot of the Seder: Korekh
At our seder we emulate the way it was celebrated in Temple times, as if the Temple still stood.
What’s Really Holding Up Middle East Peace
Not one world leader holds Abbas accountable for his part in the breakdown of negotiations.
Passover Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
The 1948 re-establishment of Jewish sovereignty was a modern day Exodus and Parting of the Sea.
Pollard Again
Spies who caused American deaths and worked for enemy states received lighter sentences than Pollard.
Precisely to Whom is Gov. Chris Christie Pandering?
Christie's "good friend" is an Imam who supports murderers of Jews and defames Israel and Christians.