I was 20 at the time of my first escape attempt. It was unsuccessful – someone had informed the authorities of my plan – and I was sent home from the Czech - German border, back to my prison of ...

Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer is a kashrus professional, chairman of the Rabbinic Circle at Coalition for Jewish Values, member of the Rabbinical Council of America, and a member of the New York Bar. He ...

Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) occupies a singular place in the history of modern art. Born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania into a prosperous and culturally ambitious family, she became one of the most ...

Sol and Lauren Wachtler pictured in his Manhasset home last year. Sol Wachtler, the former chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, and his daughter Lauren, an attorney ...

The Court of Appeals has affirmed the New York Appellate Division Second Department’s decision upholding a Reform temple’s right to fire a teacher who had written an anti-Zionist blog post. The ...

The first board meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) since Governor Kathy Hochul put a temporary pause on congestion pricing was held on Wednesday, June 26 at its lower Manhattan ...

David with a young cancer patient in the hospital, bringing goodies and a warm smile. Many parents who lose a child to serious illness count themselves fortunate to be able to simply go on and live ...

Many Jews have a tradition of eating cheese and other dairy products on the holiday of Shavuot. What do these dairy delicacies have to do with the day that celebrates receiving the Torah on Mount ...

On August 17, 1790, President Washington visited Newport, Rhode Island, along with Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and others to generate support for the proposed Bill of Rights. During his stay, ...

This week, I came across a remarkable letter, the kind that doesn’t merely belong in an archive, but demands to be reread in the present tense. Rav Kotler reflects on the dramatic changes that took ...

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 ...

We learn in Parshas Bereishis (1:27) that man was created in the image of Hashem. The intent is to inspire the person with the knowledge that no matter how far he has strayed from the path of Torah, ...