Now that I’ve had some time to reflect on my years of captivity in Cuba, I’m starting to feel settled into my new life in freedom and much more interested in the coming five years … more

Eight students from HAFTR’s debate team competed in the annual Great Debate hosted by Yeshiva University’s High School for Boys (MTA) on Sunday, Feb. 26. Participants included sophomores … more

More than a dozen students, teachers and mothers from Yeshiva Har Torah in Little Neck participated in a group hair donation in West Hempstead on Monday. They each contributed at least eight … more

Among the signal Jewish contributions to the store of human wisdom, the best known are likely the Ten Commandments, and the concept of monotheism. But as I think about the appalling display of racism … more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is back in session with a full bench of nine justices — four solid liberals, four solid conservatives and one wavering conservative, Anthony Kennedy. The … more

The United States on Monday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have required the Trump administration to backtrack on its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s … more

Long Island’s Lester Wolff, who turned 99 in January, served eight terms in the House of Representatives, which is slightly above average for lawmakers. But … more

Israel attacked Syria on Monday, just like it (reportedly) has countless times before. The difference now is that Russia is angry about the strike — and showing it. Russia has called out … more

The parade along Fifth Avenue was just the beginning. Thousands of revelers flooded Times Square on Sunday night to celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary in a festive event organized by the … more

JTA’s veteran Washington reporter Ron Kampeas describes the U.S.-Israel friendship through portraits of 13 of presidents, from Harry Truman to Donald Trump. This is part 1 of a 3-part … more