Hachnasat Sefer Torah at Rambam Sunday’s snow could not keep hundreds of Rambam talmidim and their Rebbeim from dancing in the streets to welcome a new Sefer Torah to Rambam. Dedicated by … more

Tetzaveh, this week’s parsha, ends with a seemingly out of place description of the commandment for making the “mizbeach hazahav” (small altar), the golden, spice-burning … more

Addressing the Knesset on the occasion of the 2010 visit by his Italian counterpart, Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared story about an Italian woman during World War … more

Last night, as I have done since I was a kid, I viewed the Academy Awards ceremony on TV.  The Awards show, which first took place in 1929 in front of 250 people at the Hollywood Roosevelt … more

For a child with a severe developmental disability, walking just one step could be a feat. To complete 800 meters (2,625 feet) would be a miracle. But on March 13, that will be a reality as 15 youths … more

A New York-based federal jury on Monday ordered the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) to pay $218.5 million in reparations to American citizens who were … more

Whether through cooperation from the mainstream media, or overt action, the Obama administration has continued its sometimes-childish “war” on the Jewish State and Prime Minister … more

Near the end of my portrait session, Dr. Ranan Wolff puzzled: “But you never asked me to smile!” True. I never do. My approach is to get meaningful expression that only comes from … more

Recent statistics indicate that approximately 1 million people in Israel have a disability, defined as a health problem that interferes with their daily activities. This covers a wide range of … more

Israelis take Purim seriously—kids get the day off school, many towns put on a lively Purim parade, and the streets are filled with people of all ages running about in costumes, delivering … more