The new HBO series, “Our Boys,” is not, after all, about Our Boys — the golden trio of Eyal, Gilad and Naftali. Instead, it’s about one Arab Palestinian boy and a few … more

On Sept. 4, Israel commemorated the 90th anniversary of the 1929 Hebron massacre, during which Arab residents slaughtered their Jewish neighbors, leading to a Jewish exodus for the next half … more

Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority, recently claimed that the Palestinians were the descendants of the Canaanites. “This land is for its people, its residents and the … more

With the recent publication of volume five of his commentary on the Torah, Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom, has completed a landmark work “I … more

Perhaps one of the most nefarious myths of World War II was that Soviet leader Joseph Stalin liberated the Jews from the Nazi evil and ended the Holocaust. I call this a myth because based … more

At the end of our parasha, we find a verse that contains some of the most important theological concepts of Judaism: “For if you keep all these commandments which I command you to do them, … more

Do we really appreciate all the gifts we have, and how blessed we are even with all the challenges life gives us? Eighteen years ago this Shabbat (20 Av 5761, Aug. 9, 2001), an Arab terrorist … more

In preparation for Tisha B’Av, I read through Artscroll’s Eicha and came across the following passage by Rabbi Nosson Scherman. “The truth is far beneath the surface: … more

If you have been watching the media coverage of Israel blocking the visit of Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, or listening to the reaction of the Democratic Party leadership, you do not know … more

It’s more than 30 years since pro-democracy student demonstrators were brutally crushed by Chinese security forces in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square—a graphic sign that while … more