I have a beef with HIAS. The organization was long known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society before it was renamed as a Hebrewless acronym in 1975 as an undefined acronym. This refugee agency … more

For much of last week, Britain was consumed by the appalling spectacle at the Glastonbury festival when the rap duo Bob Vylan led chants by thousands of festival-goers of “Death, death to the … more

Nearly 200 years separate Richard Wagner, the German composer who revolutionized the opera, from Bob Vylan, a musical duo from the English city of Ipswich presently attempting to revive the spirit … more

It all started with a music festival in southern Israel where peace-loving teenagers spent the night under the stars and awoke to barbarians wishing them their final good morning. What occurred … more

The New York Times committed an act of journalism recently, and many of its readers — and its staff — lost their minds. It reported the fact that Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic … more

I remember, as a high school student, hearing our rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, relate one of the questions he used to ask when interviewing prospective rebbeim for our high school. Amidst … more

Frustration. Disillusionment. But also insight and a lifelong intellectual perspective. That is how I would describe the experience I am about to share with you. It started with Fyodor … more

About a year ago, I penned a column focused on the famous words from this week’s parsha, Balak, “am levadad yishkon (a people that dwell apart or in solitude)” (Bamidbar 23:9), … more

One summer morning, I had fun with my sons setting up a lemonade stand. We got the lemons, made a sign, bought the sugar and cups. They excitedly ran up to people walking by, asking if they wanted to … more

Of the many things Israel does well, fighting the narrative war is generally not considered among them. The country’s response to international criticism, both broad and specific, is often … more