For Orthodox Jewish advocacy groups, the last day of the US Supreme Court’s 2020 session brought a big win.
On Tuesday, the high court handed school voucher proponents a victory in ruling …
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By Shira Hanau, JTA
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7/2/20
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This past week we celebrated Rosh Chodesh Elul, a major step toward our upcoming encounter with the Almighty on Rosh Hashanah. As such, Chodesh Elul emerges as the preeminent time to prepare …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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8/19/20
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There are many words in the English language that originally had great power but were watered down over the years to the point of meaninglessness. One such word is “survivor.” Another …
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By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
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10/22/20
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They’ll always have the United Nations. Even as the rest of the world abandons their cause, the Palestinians can still count on the world body to be their faithful ally in their century-old …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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12/30/20
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Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang met with students and leaders at two Far Rockaway yeshivas last week. At the Torah Academy for Girls, Dean Rabbi Meyer Weitman invited Yang to address students about …
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4/28/21
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Why is there no peace between Israel and the Palestinians?
Last week, the US State Department criticized Israel for destroying a terrorist’s home—an action the State Department …
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By James Sinkinson
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7/16/21
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On both sides of the English Channel, the failure to grasp the nettle of Islamist extremism and the frightening consequences of that failure are sounding an urgent alarm for the whole of Western …
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By Melanie Phillips
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10/27/21
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It was a great day for Israeli diplomacy. For the first time, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution sponsored by the Jewish state and it received nearly universal support. Adopted …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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2/4/22
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Kudos to the Wall Street Journal for defending the new Israeli government’s judicial-reform plan. It takes guts for a news outlet to go against the grain of fashionable politics, …
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By Ruthie Blum
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1/25/23
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How could this happen yet again? We know the answer — we are Jews, that’s why it happened. That’s the sole reason terror attacks happen in Israel.
The Dee sisters — Maia, …
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By Nechama Bluth
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4/19/23
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