Hidden & Revealed
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
The Yom Tov of Chanukah is almost upon us; beginning this Sunday evening. A fuller understanding of the special days helps...
Reflections on the Siyum Hashas
By NYC Councilman Brad Lander
This week, the eyes of the world have been on the London Olympics, where athletes from around the world compete...
Editorial: Obama Should Free Pollard
By Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun
President Barack Obama's forthcoming trip to Israel affords him a special opportunity to mend political fences and guarantee a warm...
Hello World: Israel is Out-Classing You in Civil Disobedience
The Washington Post reports: In the four weeks since the social protests have begun in Israel, hundreds of have been killed, dozens of women...
Analysis: Israel Quietly Fights Terror, As PA Stands Idly By
By Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn
Three quiet anti-terror actions by Israeli security forces this week shed more light on the Israeli-Palestinian situation than all...
Coercion in the Name of Liberty
By Rabbi Avi Shafran
In an essay for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Reform Rabbi David Ellenson issued a challenge to the Orthodox Union's Nathan Diament,...
Does It Matter If I Vote? An Interview with Agudah’s Rabbi A. D. Motzen
By Sandy Eller
Rabbi A.D. Motzen, national director of state relations for Agudath Israel of America, addressed the sense of malaise that has enveloped this...
Opinion: Yes! I Got a Shteller for Next Year
Much if not all of success stories are attributable to a lucky break. This is true in business, but if you are in chinuch,...
What the Media Gets Wrong About Israel
By Matti Friedman
During the Gaza war this summer, it became clear that one of the most important aspects of the media-saturated conflict between...
Tools of Healing
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Parshas Tazria, as Metzora which follows it, deals with the halachos of a person struck by tzoraas. Though its laws...
Yoav Hattab, 21, Murdered in the Attack in Paris
By Kivi Attar
Everyone is mourning the horrific tragedies that occurred over the past week in France.
Countless people were murdered in the name of Religious...
America’s “Allies” – Qatar and Turkey – Are Accessories to Hamas’ War Crimes
By Alan Dershowitz
American allies, especially Qatar and Turkey, have been providing material support to Hamas, which the United States has listed as a foreign...
The Jewish Scent
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Once again, in this week's parsha, we read an account portrayed in just a few pesukim which reverberates...
What Will It Take For Obama To Admit This Is Islamic Terrorism?
By Michael Goodwin
During his tenure, President Obama occasionally has been inspiring, sometimes perplexing and, more often, infuriating. His recent appearances provoke another reaction. He looks...
The Novardhok Paradox
By Rabbi Avi Shafran
Despite the economic downturn, I recently made a financial investment that resulted in a fantastic return. It was a CD. No,...
What Would Arab State Number 23/Muslim State Number 58 Be Like?
By Giulio Meotti
Global leaders are so busy speaking of how essential it is for a "State of Palestine" to be founded that none of...
Analysis: Albany Earthquake Registers in Yerushalayim
By Ryan Scott Karben
There was a political earthquake in Albany on Tuesday and its tremors reached Jerusalem.
A bill to penalize organizations at New...
Rabbi Rubin: Environmental Costs and Kashrus
By Rabbi Y. Reuven Rubin, Ynet
There are some mysteries that go beyond all understanding. In previous generations we were blessed with wise men who delved...
Summer Is Making U.S. Kids Dumber and Fatter
By Peter Orszag
It's July, and for many of us, that brings back fond childhood memories of family vacations, summer camp or long, happy...
Answering Pope Francis’s Question About Auschwitz
By Rafael Medoff
“The great powers had photographs of the railway routes that the trains took to… Auschwitz,” Pope Francis remarked this week.
“Tell me,” he...
