Commentary
Israel and Russia: A Complicated History
JNS.org - Amid all the diplomatic maneuverings in the months that led up to the creation of the State of Israel 70 years ago, none...
The Jewish Army That Could Have Fought Hitler
In 1940, in the first months of World War II, the three great Zionist leaders in the world -- Chaim Weizmann, David Ben-Gurion, and Vladimir Jabotinsky, the leaders (respectively) of the left, center, and right wings of...
Yeshivas Must Provide Basic Education for Jewish Students
There are many opinions about a new law in New York, whereby there is now reduced government oversight of basic education at yeshivas. A Satmar leader, Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum, told Ami Magazine that government shouldn’t be involved at all with what Hasidic schools teach,...
Not Fit To Print? New York Times Ignores Adelsons’ $70 Million Birthright Gift
Behold, a selection of recent philanthropic news from The New York Times, which covered, with articles by its own staff or freelancers, the following gifts: “Just under $10 million” to a Seattle public radio station,...
The US and Its Allies Bombed Syria. Now What?
JNS.org - The US bombing of Syria could resurrect America’s posture of deterrence and evolve into...
Ken Isaacs Should Lead the International Organization for Migration
As a rabbi and her husband, we have been blessed to be able to work...
Seventy Years of an Unyielding 3,330-Year Marriage
This year's Yom HaAtzmaut commemorates the anniversary of a marriage that has lasted more than...
AP’s Three-Way Independence Day Botch
Ahead of Independence Day celebrations in the Jewish state, The Associated Press took stock of what...
New Jews With an Old Song — Israel at 70
Only in Israel could there be an organization like Koolulam, which organizes large sing-alongs with...
Israel and Russia: A Complicated History
JNS.org - Amid all the diplomatic maneuverings in the months that led up to the creation of the State of Israel 70 years ago, none are...
The Jewish Army That Could Have Fought Hitler
In 1940, in the first months of World War II, the three great Zionist leaders in the world -- Chaim Weizmann, David Ben-Gurion, and Vladimir Jabotinsky, the...
Yeshivas Must Provide Basic Education for Jewish Students
There are many opinions about a new law in New York, whereby there is now reduced government oversight of basic education at yeshivas. A Satmar leader, Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum, told Ami Magazine that government...
Not Fit To Print? New York Times Ignores Adelsons’ $70 Million Birthright Gift
Behold, a selection of recent philanthropic news from The New York Times, which covered, with articles by its own staff or freelancers, the following gifts: ...
The US and Its Allies Bombed Syria. Now What?
JNS.org - The US bombing of Syria could resurrect America’s posture of deterrence and evolve into a geostrategic game-changer in Syria, the Middle East, and throughout...
Ken Isaacs Should Lead the International Organization for Migration
As a rabbi and her husband, we have been blessed to be able to work (through African Mission Healthcare, which we chair) closely with Christian...
Seventy Years of an Unyielding 3,330-Year Marriage
This year's Yom HaAtzmaut commemorates the anniversary of a marriage that has lasted more than 3,000 years -- and has now completed its 70th year. This...
AP’s Three-Way Independence Day Botch
Ahead of Independence Day celebrations in the Jewish state, The Associated Press took stock of what Israel has accomplished in 70 years -- and where things...
New Jews With an Old Song — Israel at 70
Only in Israel could there be an organization like Koolulam, which organizes large sing-alongs with people from every ideology and religious background. It describes itself...
New York Times Greets Israel’s 70th With Piece Claiming 1948 Was ‘Catastrophe’
The New York Times is marking Israel’s 70th birthday with an op-ed piece describing the Jewish state’s creation as a “catastrophe.” The article also offers a historically...
Israeli Angels Wear Green
JNS.org - I remember shortly before Operation Cast Lead in 2008/2009 --the first of the three Gaza operations within a four-year period -- I drove a number of times...
A Raw Deal: Trump Sells US Weapons to Qatari Terror Sponsors?
JNS.org - There was a time when a proposed US sale of sophisticated rocket systems to an Arab regime that finances terrorism against Israel would arouse...
Acharei-Mot Kedoshim: Love Is Not Enough — We Also Need Rules
The opening chapter of Kedoshim contains two of the most powerful of all commands: to love your neighbor and to love the stranger. “Love your...
Emerging Islamist Political Clout Accelerates Europe’s Self-Islamization
Forget the beheading videos, the ISIS propaganda on social media, and even the terrorist attacks themselves. Europe, says counterterrorism expert Afshin Ellian, is Islamizing itself....
