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The Gerrer Rebbe, the Beis Yisrael, zy”a, had a custom of inviting people in for tea in the very early morning. On one occasion a young bachur was invited to…
In today’s information age, the average person can empower himself or herself with knowledge like never before. But there is one notable exception: Most Americans have no idea what a…
The images of France in the media on Wednesday provided in effect a split screen profile: of a country playing a leading role in world affairs; and simultaneously of a…
Since Monday, Russians who post links to foreign media content can be branded “foreign agents” and systematically, and legally, harassed by the country’s fearsome bureaucracy and law-enforcement system. The law,…
Reading an article about scams invariably leaves readers with a sense of anger toward the ruthless perpetrators who prey on the innocent, along with a wave of sympathy for those…
Some things should be above politics. Like the right of special-needs children to receive an education, irrespective of whether they are secular or religious. And yet what should be obvious…
The state of political discourse in these United States today — unfortunately, including much of the American Jewish world (including our corner of it) — was well exemplified in the…
In the days following the first round of elections in Israel last April, one of the few things that the pundits seemed to agree on was that, somehow, a coalition…
The huge demonstration held last week in Tel Aviv in support of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu against the legal system in Israel once again brought to the fore the polarization…
Some people are better at numbers than others. Indeed, some folks are intimidated by complicated calculations and prefer to leave the calculus and trigonometry to engineering types; even a long…
Fed by a steady stream of mass shootings and rising public anger about Congress’ inaction, the gun control movement has gained new life. All of the Democratic presidential contenders have…
In 1217, two years after England’s King John signed the Magna Carta, King Henry III agreed to a companion document, the Charter of the Forest. Royalty, nobles and the clergy…
Last week was not a happy one for the People’s Republic of China. First, on Sunday, there were local elections in Hong Kong, technically part of China but functioning largely…
As a result of the Democratic primary, we’re having a robust debate about taxing wealth. The debate invokes tricky technical and legal issues, but it’s an overdue one: There are…
The Central Park horse carriage industry has been a beloved fixture of New York City since the park first opened in 1858. It has survived the coming of the automobile,…
How society should treat someone who has been indicted for a serious crime has long been the subject of much debate. Every accused person is entitled to a presumption of…
There are many good reasons to replace a Prime Minister. That he’s been in office too long isn’t one of them. To be sure, Binyamin Netanyahu has been Prime Minister…
Politics, and specifically Israeli politics, has never been boring. Yet the past months of political crisis have exceeded the expectations of even the most seasoned and cynical observer. As such,…
The religious public in Israel is no stranger to politicians who attack their way of life, their faith and their most cherished values, but what Avigdor Liberman did last week…
“Hatzur tamim pa’alo… — The deeds of the Mighty Rock are perfect, for all His ways are just.” So says Harav Yaron Lavi with hands upraised, tragically sitting shivah for…