The peace agreement between the UAE and Israel could only have been negotiated with the involvement of President  Donald Trump. It could have never happened under the previous … more

Harvard made headlines when it set up a $100 million endowment fund to research and redress its “extensive entanglements with slavery.” While Harvard’s role … more

For clarity, the terms “dressing” and “stuffing” are often used to mean the same thing: a food product that is cooked inside the turkey. Actually, dressing is stuffing … more

You’ve no doubt noticed: The Biden administration is obsessed with the so-called two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Yet Team Biden virtually never goes beyond lip service … more

Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 Recently I came across a very astute observation that will serve as the theme and tone for the Bookworm essays for the coming … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of Oct. 2, 2009 / 14 Tishrei 5770 Many books guide parents through the medical pitfalls of childrearing. This is the first we’ve seen that does so through the prism of … more

Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 By Alan Jay Gerber In his classic study, “The Religious Thought of Hasidism” (Yeshiva University Press/Ktav Publishing House, 1999), Rabbi Norman Lamm … more

Dr. Neustein provides us with a fascinating insight in her editorial [Training rabbis to identify abuse, Aug. 26] on dealing with sexual abuses in the Jewish community. As meritorious as it may be to seek counsel from a local rabbi about potential sexual abuses, this may still fall short of solving specific problems, and may even turn out to be unintentionally counterproductive. more

When Israel’s Chief Rabbi, Isaac Herzog, visited the White House after Israel’s independence was declared, he told Truman, “G-d put you in your mother’s womb so that you would be the instrument to bring the rebirth of Israel after 2000 years.” more