As the lush spring color is pushing through the ground, bursting all around us, seemingly meeting endless horizons of azure skies, these moments poised for renewal feel muted by an unsaid yet … more

As expected, the Obama administration is having a hard time selling the American public on the feeble understanding — it’s not a “deal,” since nothing was signed — that … more

From the book “The Koren Machzor for Yom HaAtzma’ut and Yom Yerushlayim,” edited by Rabbi Reuven Ziegler, we will see an example of poetry as a motivating force for Jewish … more

Foreigners came to Your inheritance, 2000 years ago, smashed your walls and destroyed you, O city of righteousness, Jerusalem! Your children were tortured, defiled, and exiled to the ends of the … more

It’s hard to see fellow Jews advocate for the end of Israel. Harder yet to see such claims dishonestly veiled as Zionism and being “pro-Israel.” Yet, J Street advisory council … more

There is no other way to describe the Iran deal announced last week — it stinks! Iran is not closing a single nuclear facility, not one centrifuge gets dismantled, some of Iran's stockpile … more

Judy was in Isarel for a simcha this week, returning just in time for the climax of Pesach preparation. As a result, she’s taking a break from column-writing, and we bring you instead a replay … more

Fifteen minutes will change your life and that of your family. This is not a new weight loss, exercise, prayer or study program. This is something that I noticed after 40 years of scheduling … more

Last week, Iowa Republican Rep. Steven King brought up an issue in public that I have been asked to address countless times in private. “Here is what I don’t understand,” said King. … more

President Barack Obama is correct. There is, as he said last week, no realistic prospect of a Palestinian state being created through a diplomatic process for the foreseeable … more