Three different individuals inspired me to write this week’s column. One was a newspaper editor who “dared” to censor a sentence in one of my submissions. The other was a very wise …. One was a newspaper editor who “dared” to cen more

There is a basic rule in American politics that was broken too many times in the past week:  don’t compare anything to the Holocaust, Hitler, or Nazis. First of all, it’s … more

There are many high quality commentaries and translations on the Book of Exodus. Here are two that deserve your attention. “Redeeming Relevance In The Book Of Exodus” (Urim … more

The death of Charles E. McGee last week occasioned an outpouring of tributes to the Tuskegee Airmen, the all-black units of American military aviators of whom McGee was one of the last surviving … more

Rabbi Avi Shafran, director of public affairs for Agudath Israel of America, recently wrote in Religious News Service that according to “Israeli law, non-Muslims may go up to the Temple Mount … more

A group of pro-Israel lawmakers gathered in the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday to speak out against the oldest hatred and the increasingly contemporary convergence of anti-Zionism and … more

I lo ved growing up in America. Prior to my first year learning in Israel, I believed that there was no better country in the world. I felt that my values were American values, and I never dreamed of … more

People are motivated by many things. The search for pleasure is certainly one of the great motivators of human beings. So is the search for power and the search for riches. There are also those among … more

Opinion: From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of March 6, 2009 / 10 Adar 5769 We sat around the table, the rabbis, three of them, the maybe soon to be ex-husband, … more

By Micah D. Halpern Issue of June 19, 2009 / 27 Sivan 5769 Americans have been duped, hoodwinked by mainstream media, fed false hope and provided with erroneous information. I need to … more