It sometimes seems as if the see-saw debate about the true intentions of Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority has been with us for an eternity. One day, we’ll be saying that Abbas is … more

Rabbi Menachem Recanati, the 13th century Italian commentator, quotes the Zohar in making what is seemingly a bizarre claim — that until Avraham was circumcised, he was never intimate with … more

Allah Hu Akbar [G-d is great].” These are the final words witnesses say the terrorist screamed before ramming his car into a crowd, killing three month old Chaya Zissel and wounding several … more

This week’s Torah reading Lech Lecha from the Book of Genesis contains the first divine commandment, Brit Milah, the Circumcision, that was mandated for observance exclusively to Jews. This … more

The biggest Election Day question is, will the Democratic Party retain control of the Senate or will the Republicans take over.  In the Senate today, Democrats (including independents who … more

Our decision next Tuesday comes down to the one issue where every vote and every voice counts: Support for the State of Israel. more

Former Auschwitz guard Jakob Denzinger lived the American dream. His plastics company in the Rust Belt town of Akron, Ohio, thrived. By the late 1980s, he had acquired the trappings of success: a Cadillac DeVille and a Lincoln Town Car, a lakefront home, investments in oil and real estate. Then the Nazi hunters showed up. more

The race to fill Rep. Carolyn McCarthy’s South Shore Congressional seat tightened this week, with Israel sharing center stage. more

Nearly 300 members of the Orthodox Congregation Beth Shalom and the Conservative Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst shared a Shabbat dinner at Temple Beth El on Friday night, and a an afternoon meal at Congregation Beth Sholom. more

Bringing 1,200 women together in one place to bake challah is astonishing. But getting 1,200 women to become silent while reveling in the unity and ruach of a unique Shabbos event — that is a miracle. more