As he begins his second four-year term as president of the United States, Donald Trump faces a myriad of challenges in the ...

The greatest of all commandments in Jewish tradition is the “ pidyon shevuyim – redemption of captives” (Maimonides, Mishnah ...

For Israel, the hostage crisis following the October 7 massacre represents such a moment. It is a tragedy steeped in moral ...

Zvi Bentwich got a lifetime achievement award from the Society for International Development. Here's why he so richly ...

Trump inherits a somewhat strong US economy, which is growing faster than nearly all other advanced economies and when Donald ...

Many Israelis and Diaspora Jews over the last 15 months have felt compelled to pick one or the other camp to stand in or support, namely, Bring them Home Now vs עד נצחון (Until Total Victory). I, on ...

Given the pragmatic and moral imperatives to stand together, US Jews on both sides need to stop their inflammatory, divisive ...

Additionally, as I matured, I came to see God in the love and support that I received from my friends, wholly distinct from ...

The release of these hostages is, indeed, a moment of hope. But it is a fragile hope, one that must be nurtured with truth, ...

Note that it is EGYPT which subjugates them, not EGYPTIANS. Clearly, the Israelites are enslaved to the very life of Egypt, ...

Samuel: I think you like to be told what to do. This charged exchange articulates the (sometimes true) cliché that the ...

Israel is often accused of committing systematic human rights violations, but these claims ignore the brutal realities of the ...