The wars between the young United States and the Barbary regencies of North Africa at the opening of the nineteenth century are usually told as a story of frigates, diplomacy, and the harsh calculus ...

I received the following note from Devori Kleytman, who asked me to share the story of her father-in-law, Alexander Kleytman, one of the victims of the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach, Australia. “My ...

Welcome to The People’s Talmud (TPT), the most fun and informative Talmud trip ever. Buckle up and ENJOY! Remember, Learning Talmud is a blessing! Are you doing the Daf Yomi or wish you were? Check ...

Pesach is a holiday of paradoxes, concepts that appear self-contradictory or illogical, yet can be true when examined more closely. The following are just a few examples of the paradoxes that emerge ...

Last week the United States Court of Appeals, sitting in New York – one level below the U.S. Supreme Court – restored a 2015 judgment against the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the ...

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 ...

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 Ramchal, Vilna Gaon, and many other Jewish thinkers explain the deep meaning behind the 49-day process of sefirah based on a principle we have previously developed. Every process contains three ...

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This idea connects directly with the experience at Har Sinai of the atzilei bnei Yisrael (the distinguished ones from among the nation), a group which our Sages associate with Nadav and Avihu. There ...

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 ...

I have read a lot about you in the media since your release from captivity in Gaza. I feel a great sense of closeness to what is being said about you. I feel this way because I have experienced ...