On Shabbat, when I can’t read my X feed, I usually read the newspaper and magazines, and recently I was reading a local magazine we get in our mailbox once a month. On one of the last pages, a small ...

“No one should be surprised by the ADL’s report that revealed over 20% of Zohran Mamdani’s transition team members hold extremist views and have ties with notoriously antisemitic organizations.

Even though the title of this column is “Torah by the Numbers,” we’re starting this week with a look at the end of Chanukah and the three tragedies commemorated on the 8 th, 9 th, and 10 th of this ...

The name of Hashem has been blurred to avoid sheimos. What an exciting family heirloom to own! You and I have had some follow-up communication after your initial email to me; that is because I had to ...

“Male adult goat,” from Naples, Italy, second half 18th century. A goat represents impetuousness, as it jumps about and often in the Gemara is a symbol of an animal that breaks boundaries (Sukkah 14b) ...

There was once a public debate between a rabbi and an astrophysicist regarding the nature of our universe. The astrophysicist, representing the atheist perspective, confidently approached the podium ...

The Mishna (Middos 1:3) states that the Altar – Mizbe’ach – in the Second Beis HaMikdash exceeded that of the First Beis HaMikdash by four amos in size, both to the south and the west. The Gemara on ...

Bronze sculpture of an ibex from Iran, 1st millennium BCE. Fishes are not named in either sedra – only the requirement of having fins and scales. Be aware that fish can have different types of scales ...

In the financial world, few things offer more comfort than receiving a large sum of cash. The challenge is how to handle a windfall responsibly based on the markets, economic environment, and personal ...

(JNS) Last Tuesday, English journalist Piers Morgan spent nearly 15 minutes of his YouTube talk show trying to prove he wasn’t antisemitic. The effort was prompted by criticism from Israeli Cabinet ...

Booby-trapped tunnel shaft uncovered by IDF combat engineers. While mainstream media are focused on events in Iran, IDF soldiers are continuing Iron Sword operations in Gaza as they work to dismantle ...

Question: What do Marion Anderson, Pete Seeger, John Lennon, Woody Gutherie, Harry Belafonte, and Bob Dylan all have in common? Marion Anderson’s signature on a 1955 Israel Philharmonic program.