There is no Israeli consent to these plans, and no permits were provided for these projects. Most of the projects are slated for areas under full Israeli control. It is described as “a well-oiled ...

Any comprehensive series on hashkafa must address perspectives on the State of Israel. This issue represents a major point of division among Torah-observant Jews, not only due to ongoing debate but ...

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 ...

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the official compilation of the rules and regulations issued by U.S. federal government agencies. The CFR currently runs to over 175,000 pages. If one were to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Among the many rare and historically revealing Hebrew books produced under oppressive regimes, few are as fascinating as Siddur Hashalom, the first Jewish prayer book published in the Soviet Union ...

“Appoint judges and police for yourselves in all your cities” (16:18). Why does the Torah insert the word “lecha” (for yourselves)? This is similar to what G-d told Avraham, “Lech lecha – Go for ...

Mr. Fine was planning to travel cross-country on business. He mentioned his plans one afternoon to his neighbor, Mr. Neuman. “That’s perfect timing!” exclaimed Mr. Neuman. “My son lives in that area.

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 ...

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 ...