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Haley's "comet" at the UN will be sorely missed by all who value democracy and truth

We just celebrated Purim, which has always stood out in my mind as unique among the Jewish holidays. Unique for the giddy exuberance it brings, the gastronomic indulgence, the focus on unity and community, the retelling of arguably the most dramatic tale of Divine salvation in Jewish history - but most of all for the strong, spirited heroine at its center.

Although the presidential election is still several days away, it is safe to say that Democratic candidate Barack Obama has secured the lion’s share of American Jewish votes.

I have always felt that the Daf Yomi would be the leader of that "Ahavat Chinam". In all my experiences attending those various Daf Yomis across the globe, nobody ever asked me what Kashrut I observe, how big my Kippa was or if my wife covers her hair. We were all one nation, one people studying the same page of Gemara. And then it came crashing down.

“I don’t care what group you identify with, as long as you are ashamed of it.” There is much wisdom in the throwaway line with which Dennis Prager frequently challenges audiences to admit to the flaws of the groups with which they identify.

The NY Times innocently describes Shaloudi, the Arab murderer, merely as a “resident of Silwan".

Would Sixth & I hold a ceremony honoring the memories of the 9/11 terrorists? What about the Nazis who died fighting the Allies in World War II? What kind of demons are these rabbis trying to exorcise?

No sooner had we recovered from our bout of laughter over Turkey criticizing Israel for its actions in Gaza ("Talking Turkey," op-ed, Feb. 6) than an even more Orwellian event took place when it was reported that Jordan planned to file a criminal lawsuit against Israeli officials for alleged war crimes.

The discord in Israel’s unity government is growing louder by the minute, and it seems no one is wary of publicly contemplating the possibility of elections

A look at the simultaneous fronts Netanyahu is fighting both to remain prime minister and strengthen Israel against unforeseen challenges and known enemies.

Israelis were able to mobilise effectively against Covid because of their ingrained national security ethos.

According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, the “correction of the world” will only happen when we first repair the relations between people.

To anyone who scratches even an inch below the surface, the fight was not about the merits of Judicial reform.

The real dispute in the Middle East is actually between two axes: an Axis of Moderation and an Axis of Resistance (to moderation, non-violence, normalization and peace).

The 10 spies (Bad Damn Spies (BDS)started BDS. They screamed "Don’t move to Israel! Boycott Israel!"

DRUZE HAVE NOT ADOPTED WESTERN QUALMS ABOUT WAR, CONFLICT, VICTORY, AND DEFEAT...THIS IS THE SPIRIT THAT ISRAEL MUST RECAPTURE IF IT IS TO HAVE ANY HOPE OF EMERGING VICTORIOUS

Abbas knows that he cannot come back to his people with anything less than what he promised them. He knows that his people have been radicalized to the point that they will not agree to any concessions or compromise with Israel.

After Hamas’s recent massacre, Qatar issued a statement that Israel was “alone responsible” due to repeated raids on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. Given such evidence, it is undeniable that Qatar is openly on the side of Hamas in this war.

Universities and their students once cared about “light and truth”; they don’t anymore.

Israel can be proud of an excellent relationship with India – a country with a population of 1.3 billion and with one of the world’s fastest expanding economies and which will inevitably become a superpower

Appeals to a gadol and gedolim suggests that there does in fact exist within Judaism an elite class with the final authority over legal, theological, and public policy questions.

Emerging evidence suggests that the BDS movement has extensive ties to Palestinian terrorist organizations, using the “social justice” movement as a veritable human shield for anti-Israel ideology and activism.

Today's findings send a strong and unmistakable message to all politicians, pundits, and policy makers that there is no room for politics in a COVID-19 era....

Perhaps those who believe George Washington makes them feel "unsafe" are ignorant of how his positions on slavery evolved.

The guns are now stilled. Criticism and debate, suggestion and advice, censure and fault-finding are being unleashed – as befits a Jewish society to which analysis and self-search are as natural as sunrise and sunset are to the realm of nature.

If Netanyahu won’t alert Americans to their government’s abandonment of Israel, U.S. politicians must step up to the plate.

The question is clear — why? Why would Jews vote for a party that has a long history of anti-Israel sentiments, which continue to grow? Why would they vote for an ideology that embraces anti-Semitic radicals?

Foreshadowing modern science, rabbis spoke of an Intelligent Designer who created a unique universe

A kiddush haShem in the most unlikely circumstance

It is entirely possible for two parties to hate each other, but to agree they hate you more.