While I’ve never been a big fan of celebrity interventions in politics, I will concede that, on occasion, a big-screen actor or a rock star will achieve the kind of impact that mere mortals … more

Shavuot? Already? How is that possible? Didn’t we just put away the last of our Pesach dishes or, alternatively, unpacked … more

In one of best moments during last week’s Republican presidential debate, Marco Rubio criticized the mainstream media for reporting that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had totally … more

Normally the stereotype is that New Yorkers are cynical and tough, while Coloradans (where I’m from) are wholesome and softhearted. Well, come visit New York City when the newscasters are … more

I am hearing of this type of Israeli tragedy too often. A young, post-IDF hiker dies while trekking in Peru. G-d forbid a car accident or a shooting, but wholesome granola-crunching trekking?! You … more

Judy’s been putting the dishes away, so we’re reprinting her post-Pesach column from 2012. The last of the Pesach dishes, pots and pans, etc., have been stored away. The chametz dishes … more

Stories first published last week by the giant right-wing site Pajamas Media in the United States and Arutz Sheva (Israel National News) in Israel claimed that U.S. National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. … more

Bereishit contains many celebrated phrases that have shaped our people’s destiny for all time. One of them occurs in this week’s parasha: “And Isaac said to Jacob, ‘Please … more

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s outrageous remarks about Jews may have rocked the world, but they also exposed the international community’s disinterest in the positions held … more

A while ago, I needed some dental work. As I sat in the waiting room, I noticed a rack of brochures, including one ominously entitled “Root Canal.” On the cover was a picture of an … more