Washington correspondent for more than 35 years and has worked for such outlets as Newhouse News Service, the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, NJ Advance Media and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A ...

Another interesting thing that most people may not realize is that the majority of our pots, pans, and eating utensils are pareve a majority of the time. Correct, we may not use them with the opposite ...

As the race for NY Attorney General entered its final days ahead of the November elections, the central debate shifted from ...

Bruce Blakeman’s campaign for governor of New York rests on a straightforward argument: The state has become too expensive, too dangerous, and too out of touch with common-sense values. As Nassau ...

Despite its apparent antiquity and worldwide familiarity, the custom of placing written prayers into the crevices of the Western Wall is neither biblical nor talmudic in origin. Rather, it is a ...

In the coming week, we will observe the fast of the 17 th of Tammuz, and with it the beginning of the three-week period of mourning that precedes the 9 th of Av. In this week’s parsha, we learn about ...

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 ...

The rapid rise of the Democratic Socialists of America is profoundly troubling for American Jews. Before 2016, the organization had roughly 6,000 members; today it claims well over 100,000 – and is ...

What does it mean to be a bar mitzvah? How does one keep up the momentum long after reaching the age of 13? What are a girl’s obligations when she becomes a bat mitzvah? These questions and more are ...

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 ...

Judea and Samaria are not under occupation rule. This is the central finding of the “Outposts Committee” which was appointed to examine the legal status of Israel in Judea and Samaria, according to ...

Next month, enrolled Manhattan voters in the Democratic Party will be going to the polls to take the first step deciding which one of six candidates will succeed the retiring 78-year-old Congressman ...