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WASHINGTON – Iran’s nuclear program appears to be racing ahead. The Middle East peace process is in shambles. And a series of recent flare-ups have highlighted ongoing tensions between the Obama administration and elements of the pro-Israel community.

She also taught that a “cancer called Islamofacism” permeates the Muslim world and must be eradicated.

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In my circles, manning the barbeque is traditionally a male job, but there is a lot more to a successful barbeque than dropping the meat onto the grill.

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The regimental forces were unable to defend Zion, and international agreements and alliances could not save Israel in a time of crisis.

It is the certainty with which the plaintiff presses his claim that obliges the defendant to take an oath and that saddles him with a moral obligation to pay.

The man was still unconvinced, but he went to the room he rented and hoped that Rabi Shimon was correct.

The simple man was very impressed with these stories and the following morning he told his wife that he was preparing a sumptuous feast for erev Yom Kippur.

The entire group began laughing at Moshe, and with this Korach launched his revolt.

Rav Soloveitchik, z”l, taught that we are not just remembering what transpired on this day but that, mystically, the burning and destruction of the Temple reoccurs yearly, we are to envision the flames in front of our own eyes in every generation.

The hypocritical use of the word"treason" by the sanctimonious Left.

If the Maccabees found enough oil to last for one day, then why was the first day considered a miracle?

Jews witnessed the ten makkos defy every natural law and decimate their oppressors. How could they still be sinking lower in tumah after witnessing this?

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The twelve-member bipartisan congressional “super committee” on spending cuts formally conceded defeat late last month, after failing to reach common ground on the issues of tax increases and spending cuts.

Shopping on AliExpress requires some planning.

To be a Jew is to know how to pray but, alas, it seems most Jews turn to everyone and everything but our Heavenly Father. I would like to offer some practical suggestions to help us grow in prayer

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I wandered the streets of the predominantly Muslim country of Azerbaijan wearing my kippah. I wasn’t met with stares or ugly words--rather I was accepted and greeted with kindness.

The ongoing legal saga of whether Dr. Simcha Goldman could wear his yarmulke while serving in the US Air Force

The concept for Curious George began with a story about Raffy, a lonesome giraffe who befriends nine monkeys, the youngest of whom is named Fifi.

In preparation for my new book, The Brooklyn Nobody Knows, I walked most of Brooklyn, 816 miles.

The Goldins feel the Israeli government has squandered many opportunities to clamp down hard on Hamas.

We regard it as a chillul Hashem when liberal rabbis offer opinions in the media that clearly run contrary to the Torah.

Question: In the course of my travels, I have discovered that some chazzanim say “ga’al Yisrael” right before Shemoneh Esreh aloud while others say it with their voices fading. Is one practice correct and the other incorrect? M. Goldman

The halacha is that the lender may proceed to collect the entire amount of the loan from one of the guarantors.

Company can rob your children of special attention and time with you.

Kerry’s harsh criticism of Israel and suggesting that Israel is an apartheid state are well known. By justifying Palestinian terrorism against Israel, Kerry now has crossed a red line.

"Whoever came in contact with a corpse or was in a cemetery must also be sprinkled on twice beforehand with water that has ashes of the parah adumah, the red cow, mixed in."