The Fourth of July is the result of the undaunted efforts and unyielding commitment of our American forefathers. They worked through animosity, trepidation and at a great risk to their lives to … more

In a few weeks, Jews will sit down to a Passover Seder and eat matzah that was not baked with the blood of Christian children. The claim that matzah is baked with the blood of Christian innocents … more

What the foreign leaders who came to Jerusalem last week to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day and commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz have taken home from … more

In the series “Letters to a German Friend,” written clandestinely during the Nazi occupation of France, the celebrated French writer and resistance figure Albert Camus conducted a … more

Barbecuing is primal, even dangerous. It’s looked on as a guy thing — all that fire, smoke, sharp implements and mountains of meat. But hold on, folks! Women … more

Commentaries have a field day trying to pinpoint the sin that sealed Moshe’s fate not to bring the people into the Promised Land. Even the language of the Torah is inconclusive, because when … more

While the Jewish calendar is full of holidays with rich food histories, none is as rich as Passover. With a seder table full of meaningful foods celebrating the Israelites freedom from slavery in … more

“When oh, we all start arguing the history of the Jews,” sing LCD Soundsystem in “Call the Police,” their hit single from 2017, “You got nothing left to lose/And it … more

This coming Shabbat heralds the upcoming High Holiday season with the ritual of the blessing of the dates for Rosh Chodesh Elul, to be observed on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 26 and 27. The following reading suggestions are made to help enhance the spiritual aspects of the new month. more

Saturday evening’s Democratic Party debate displayed the full range of liberal thought on the war against Islamic terrorism — all three candidates refused to use the “R” word … more