Zohran Mamdani has a universal principle, and it applies to exactly one country on earth. Asked on ABC’s This Week on Sunday whether he supports Israel as a Jewish state, the mayor of New York said he ...
Our Gemara discusses a series of technical halachos regarding a house that becomes leprous. The basic story as delineated in Vayikra (14:33-53) is that if a certain lesion, as determined by the kohen, ...
Since the mid-19 th century, expositions and fairs have generated trade and relations between nations and, as early as 1898, an “International Scientific, Industrial and Philanthropic Fair” was ...
Our Sages teach that Elul, the month leading into the awesome days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, is an acronym for a verse from Song of Songs: “Ani l’dodi v’dodi li” – I am to my Beloved as my ...
Assessments derived from commercial satellite imagery that were conducted independently by David Albright, a former United Nations weapons inspector, and Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst ...
As the Romantic movement reached its crescendo across Europe in the early nineteenth century, few collaborations seemed as unlikely – and as fruitful – as that between Lord Byron, the scion of English ...
A little more than 50 years ago, on December 6, 1975, a makeshift Shabbat prayer service was held in the cavernous ballroom of Lincoln Square Synagogue, which was then located on West 69th Street and ...
Last month I delivered the annual Hildesheimer Lecture at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Humboldt is one of the most prestigious universities in the German-speaking world, famous for hosting ...
People often argue that if they weren’t worthy of Mashiach in earlier generations then we are far less worthy today. The argument is flawed on numerous counts. The pasuk says, “In its time I will ...
Jewish history has not been a straight line. We have experienced many highs, but also many lows. These low points can be hard to handle. During our nation’s first low point, Hashem taught us how to ...
The United Nations says it may soon be unable to pay its bills. Crushed by unpaid dues, chronic arrears, and budget shortfalls running into the billions, UN officials now say the organization may be ...
There are seven pairs of sedras that are combined in some years and separated in other years. The frequencies of combined and separate vary among the seven pairs, with Matot-Mas’ei being by far the ...
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