The problem with being an intellectual is that you rarely have your ideas tested in the real world. But sitting on the sidelines enables you to use extreme rhetoric to advance crackpot notions … more

More than 1,550 prominent young professionals and supporters of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces from across New York raised more than $500,000 for the IDF’s Iron Trails Brigade during … more

During Chanukah, our hearts and our homes are filled with the warmth and light of the menorah. But for an impoverished family, Chanukah is a cold, dark time. Unable to afford holiday foods, let … more

Nearly 300 people turned out for the One Israel Fund’s Young Professional Society’s first ever “3 Aces Casino Game Night and Chinese Auction,” at the Woodmere Club. more

Instead of girls’ night out, try girls’ week out in Israel in March. more

It was an era of steel strings, guitar heroes, and storytellers — high on heroin, rebellious. Outlaw country music, the hallmark of Nashville’s powerful and angry music scene of the … more

Over the last fortnight, large parts of the country have seethed with anger, first at the decision of a grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of … more

With Jerusalem at the center of events affecting the safety of our people in the Holy Land, with the centrality of the sacredness of the city itself being the focus of questionable attention, it … more

Many years ago, I recall sitting with a newly married couple in their late thirties, who were struggling with making their marriage work after many years on the New York singles scene. Before I … more

The American Heart Association / American Stroke Association has awarded St. John’s Episcopal Hospital a Gold-Plus Quality Achievement citation for implementing quality improvement measures … more