The Cost for Touching the Apple of H-s Eye

Anti-Semites are not immune to anti-Semitism’s poisonous effects.
Israel Is Still at War

After several military defeats, the largest and strongest Arab state, Egypt, signed a historic peace treaty with Israel in 1979.
Kohanim: The Challenge of Educational Dissent

Living Judaism must be able to stand up against ideas that are highly un-Jewish and at the same time be open to new ideas.
Is Judaism Racism?

Judaism means more commitment and more demands from its own adherents, and not from anyone else.
Remembering my Friend, Rabbi Benny Elon

The Jewish people have lost a great patriot, an amazing man, a special soul today with the passing of Rabbi Binyamin (Benny) Elon.
Jewish Mysteries

Two issues ought to trouble anyone concerned with Jewish and Israeli history.
From Far-Off India to the IDF: An Immigrant’s Tale

At a ceremony held in Jerusalem, Staff Sergeant Eliezer Menashe ascended the podium as his relatives looked on, and was granted a Medal of Excellence by President Reuven Rivlin.
For Israelis, Memorial Day is Personal

“Part of you is thinking the entire time, ‘This may be me they are memorializing next year,’’ Kalker said. “It becomes a very scary thing to think about.”
Afterthoughts on Yom Ha’atzmaut: The Unchallenged Holiness of the Jew

No army, international body, or cries of “Never Again” will be of help, unless we know and act on our responsibilities.
Time for Jewish Self-Determination, Again

Jewish power to protect and advance Jewish interests can most effectively be used only by a sovereign state, Israel.