Commentary
A Parents’ Guide to This Year’s Nuclear Family Seder
JNS.org - “Even if all of us were wise, all of us understanding, all of us knowing the Torah, we would still be obligated...
Who Compiled the Pesach Haggadah, and Why?
Although Jews have been retelling the story of the Exodus from Egypt at the Pesach seder for millennia, the Haggadah as we know it was compiled during the Gaonic period (8th-9th century CE) in Babylon,...
How Middle Eastern Extremist Groups Use Europe as Their Battleground
Think of the Dutch city of Delft, and likely you think of Delftware, that famous blue-and-white pottery that is a hallmark of the Netherlands. Or perhaps you think of Old Master artist Johannes Vermeer, whose...
‘Economist’ Echoes Lie That Israel Restricts Medicine to Gaza
The Economist is the latest British media outlet to mislead on the coronavirus-related healthcare crisis in Gaza. Their March 26th article (“Gaza, already under siege, imposes lockdown”), published in their print edition, included the following: An...
You Might Be an Antisemite if…
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy has a signature routine of “You might be a redneck” jokes, such...
Social Distancing and Jewish TV: ‘Unorthodox’ and ‘Hunters’
During time in self-imposed quarantine have had the opportunity to watch more TV than usual....
Prison Audit Finds Security Lapses in Handling of Terrorists
For years, we have been reporting on the unique threat that incarcerated terrorists pose --...
Parshat Tzav: Left- and Right-Brain Judaism
The institution of the Haftorah -- reading a passage from the prophetic literature alongside the...
A Pandemic Passover Without Family? Not Necessarily
JNS.org - Every year on Passover, Jews ask the same question that is at the...
A Parents’ Guide to This Year’s Nuclear Family Seder
JNS.org - “Even if all of us were wise, all of us understanding, all of us knowing the Torah, we would still be obligated to...
Who Compiled the Pesach Haggadah, and Why?
Although Jews have been retelling the story of the Exodus from Egypt at the Pesach seder for millennia, the Haggadah as we know it was...
How Middle Eastern Extremist Groups Use Europe as Their Battleground
Think of the Dutch city of Delft, and likely you think of Delftware, that famous blue-and-white pottery that is a hallmark of the Netherlands. Or...
‘Economist’ Echoes Lie That Israel Restricts Medicine to Gaza
The Economist is the latest British media outlet to mislead on the coronavirus-related healthcare crisis in Gaza. Their March 26th article (“Gaza, already under siege,...
You Might Be an Antisemite if…
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy has a signature routine of “You might be a redneck” jokes, such as “You might be a redneck if you get pulled...
Social Distancing and Jewish TV: ‘Unorthodox’ and ‘Hunters’
During time in self-imposed quarantine have had the opportunity to watch more TV than usual. I watched two particularly Jewish TV shows this past weekend. First,...
Prison Audit Finds Security Lapses in Handling of Terrorists
For years, we have been reporting on the unique threat that incarcerated terrorists pose -- and that the failure to adequately address the security challenges...
Parshat Tzav: Left- and Right-Brain Judaism
The institution of the Haftorah -- reading a passage from the prophetic literature alongside the Torah portion -- is an ancient one, dating back at...
A Pandemic Passover Without Family? Not Necessarily
JNS.org - Every year on Passover, Jews ask the same question that is at the heart of the recitation of the Haggadah during the seder:...
Haredi Statistics Show That Social Distancing Works
JNS.org - The carrying-on about the dangerous spread of COVID-19 within the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community in Israel is understandable. While the rest of us are...
Gantz Was Right to Embrace Netanyahu
After a four year hiatus, I returned to the Prime Minister's Office as Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff in early 2014. While much had changed,...
Turkey’s Erdogan Makes a Risky Regional Power Bid
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s relations with his US and European allies are strained over unilateral Turkish moves in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey’s acquisition of a Russian...
A Jewish Tale of Surviving Coronavirus
Eli Schwebel, 40, a well-known Jewish singer from Brooklyn, worked hard to lose more than 150 pounds and was able to do 10k runs in...
Corona, Crises and Conspiracies
It is as predictable as day follows night. A crisis erupts -- pandemic, financial, security -- and the conspiracy theorists come out of the woodwork....
