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Indeed, the presiding judge in the Silver trial admonished Mr. Bharara for his verbal excesses.
Jewish law stipulates that a Jewish divorce can only be initiated by the husband in an exercise of his free will.
It seems the Resistance is rooted in the notion that Mr. Trump is hopelessly out of sync with American values and American voters.
But there is another crucial element in this episode that must also be noted.
Who is to be deemed a Jew is a religious question and therefore not one that lends itself to political compromise.
This case involves express discrimination based on religious identity with respect to playground resurfacing. We do not address religious uses of funding or other forms of discrimination.
The inculcation of Torah values to generations of Jews will be an important and enduring part of his legacy.
And then came the full court press against the president’s Executive Order barring immigration from certain countries he said were hotbeds of terrorist activity.
And therein lies a cautionary tale that should cause skeptics of Mr. Trump’s “fake news” mantra to seriously reconsider.
That this lesson in Palestinian credibility – or, more precisely, lack of same – will seriously inform future U.S. Mideast policy is perhaps too much to hope for.
On its face, the request by Ms. Lynch raises the question of whether she was trying to give Mrs. Clinton political cover during the campaign.
Both the tribute to Mr. Lopez-Rivera and the portrayal and murder of a Trump-like Julius Caesar have been justified by supporters in the name of political and artistic freedom. Yet the sophistry in play with regard to both is unmistakable.
Rabbi Berman seems eminently well suited to guide Yeshiva University in the coming years.
Another provision of the law extends this penalty provision to each succeeding fiscal year if the embassy is not moved.
We recalled the raw edge of racial politics engaged in by Presidents Clinton and Obama on the issue of his release from federal prison.
It is important to note that Mr. Pollard was cut no slack along his journey to freedom.
Many of us, though, were certain that after a relatively short hiatus, Iran’s pursuit of regional hegemony supported by a nuclear arsenal would resume, and inexorably so.
In any event, applying the waiver provision to the law’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital makes no sense.
Deal-breaking demands may emerge, but it is rare that anyone goes into a negotiation with the intent of insisting on concessions that can in no way be made by the other side.
We are certainly not indifferent to the right of free speech. But we are also mindful of the plague of anti-Semitism and disruptions of speeches by Jewish personalities on several CUNY campuses.
Israel has developed into a world-class military, economic, agricultural, and technological power.
A Torah scholar in his own right... he was also steeped in the ways of the gedolim who were contemporaries and colleagues of his legendary father, Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky.
Rabbi Wolpin was a gifted editor, which, combined with his thorough grounding in Torah sources and regular contact with the Torah personalities associated with Agudah...
Given the realities on the ground, however, how can Israel know what its security interests are vis-a-vis the Palestinians?
Mr. Lopez-Pierre’s platform is built around his opposition to the “greedy Jewish landlords” who have driven blacks and Hispanics from their homes.
Certainly they were encouraged in that view by the hostile attitude of the Obama administration toward the Netanyahu government.
Indeed, while Mr. Barghouti did note in passing that he is serving several life sentences, he failed to mention that they were imposed for his notorious acts of murder and destruction.
Yet within a few years Syria was able to employ chemical weapons to horrible result.
In fact, since the construction of the barrier, suicide attacks against Israelis from over the Green Line have become almost non-existent.
What leaps out is that students are presented with a neutral framework in which no distinction is drawn between approving and disapproving of the Final Solution.
While the Supreme Court recently limited the reach of that requirement, the broader question remains.
This was not necessarily illegal on Ms. Rice’s part, since she was legally entitled to see the material in her official capacity.
Israel’s incomparable technological capacity would be allowed to take Israel, unfettered, anywhere it led.
It turns out, of course, that the widely reported anti-Jewish threats – and bear in mind that all along they were, thankfully, just that – threats...
It almost seems that President Trump, the highly touted leader and dealmaker extraordinaire, is getting something of a pass despite his not being able to do what had to be done to get the deal through.
Of course, the situation in the West Bank is more complicated, if only because of the constant threat of Arab violence and the need to impose restrictions to contain that violence.
The Schumer complaint thus belongs in the political realm rather than judicial decision-making and should be irrelevant to Judge Gorsuch’s confirmation.
Put another way, will our students henceforth be instructed that they are free to disregard election results?
As for Mr. Bharara himself, he is reputed to have designs on running for elective office in New York which has an overwhelmingly liberal, anti-Trump voter base.
Given the unanimous vote by the Republicans on the committee in support of Mr. Friedman, it’s highly likely that the Republican-controlled Senate will confirm him as well.
We have long written off the charge that Donald Trump himself is in any way a promoter of anti-Semitic sentiment or action, if only because of his personal history.
The seed of the recusal issue was planted when in the course of his confirmation hearings Mr. Sessions responded to a question about contacts senior Trump campaign staff may have had with Russian officials.
This, even though BMG otherwise qualified for the grant at least as much as other grantees that had no religious affiliation.
It is hard to miss the sharp difference between the politics of the post-2016 presidential election and what followed earlier national elections.
It seems absurd to suggest that Mr. Trump was somehow part of the problem.
No civilized person should shed a tear for the terrorist al-Sharif.
Then there’s Gaza, ruled by the profoundly undemocratic Hamas terrorist enterprise that seeks to overtake the PA in the West Bank.
In a briefing immediately following her first monthly Security Council meeting on Middle East issues, she described the experience as a bit strange and proceeded to explain why.
That approach invokes the novel concept that aliens enjoy the same constitutional rights as do American citizens.
The Airports Authority claimed the employee did not follow procedures for requesting annual leave, which include accounting for absences due to religious observance.
The vocal grumbling by UN apparatchiks and diplomats upset by the rebuke made the development all the more welcome.
If the administration is indeed thinking along the lines of region-wide approach as opposed to a two state solution, it will be a breath of fresh air...
And the frustrated voices of those unable to find suitable outlets for their talents were growing louder and louder.
This is even more of an issue for observant Jews...
In recent years the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared a constitutional path for programs such as educational vouchers that would permit religious and other non-public school students to receive the same economic benefits as their public school counterparts.
This is not to deny that some travelers – estimates put the number at perhaps a hundred – were temporarily inconvenienced by some official miscues on the part of a one-week-old presidential administration.
Yes, the Trump administration is literally in its infancy and the Holocaust statement may well reflect nothing more than an incomplete vetting process. But it is nonetheless worthy of note.
With tens of millions of people around the world watching, Rabi Hier called attention to the ancient and enduring connection between the Jewish people and land of Israel.
What planet are these people living on? Is the Trump claim that American industry continues to move overseas because of lower wage scales and the lower costs of doing business a myth?
To be sure, he breached that principle somewhat when in 2011 he declared that the pre-1967 armistice lines should be the starting point for negotiations.
All the president-elect said was that Congressman Lewis and by inference his longtime colleagues as well were responsible for the decline in their districts.
According to the court, the three were merely attempting to draw attention to the Gaza conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Soon-to-be ex-secretary of state John Kerry and old State Department hand Martin Indyk predict Palestinian mayhem if the embassy is indeed moved, as if such would be a reasonable response to the move.
In view of the complicated circumstances, why would the court not credit the exculpating evidence?
The innovative program not only featured classroom study but also group study, one-on one learning, and late night discussions.
It should have long ago become apparent to both Mr. Obama and Mr. Kerry that their approach to bringing about peace between Israel and the Palestinians was doomed to failure.
How one would determine that any e-mail meddling by the Russians had an impact on voters, and even more so the outcome of the election, eludes us.
It’s also worthy of note that J Street stands out as one of the few organizations supporting the UN’s censure of Israel.
Even more bewildering is that the resolution reflects a view of the conflict that is materially at odds even with recent statements from the Obama administration itself.
We are encouraged that Mr. Trump has signaled that he will have no truck with such legal legerdemain.
So when we hear Democrats wail over alleged outsider attempts to influence the presidential election, it’s important to maintain some perspective and recognize it as their latest attempt to chip away at the president-elect’s legitimacy.
So for the mayor of New York, concern for where Mr. Ellison will lead the Democratic Party on Middle East issues merited nary a mention.
They coyly credit the allegations by calling for an investigation without saying when such a probe should take place.
What’s commonly ignored is that Israel’s policies and practices respecting land occupied by Palestinians in Judea and Samaria are far more benign than those pursued by earlier generations of Americans in the interest of Manifest Destiny, although the goal is similar.
Secretary of State John Kerry’s somewhat incongruous comments at the Saban Forum in Washington last week did little to clarify matters.
Mr. Greenblatt’s initial inclination to support Rep. Ellison was almost, one might say, Obamaesque given the clear determination to ignore his troubling history.
Under federal mandatory-minimum sentencing guidelines for bank fraud, an offender’s sentence is directly linked to the loss incurred by the bank that was defrauded.
What rankles is that even the Clinton camp concedes there is no way a recount will negate President-elect Trump’s electoral majority.
You spread fear and we will spread love.... You try to pull us apart and we will stand stronger for each other....
In fact, because of the intricacies of Senate rules, the Democratic minority will have a lot to say about what gets passed in that body.
But it seems the president-elect is someone who would honor his word on this as both a matter of personal principle and a blow for equity and justice.
But again, there are those who simply refuse to concede the campaign is over. To them, the aftermath of the election is simply the continuation of politics as usual.
The issue has recently become even more acute with the emergence of a French proposal to convene an international peace conference before the end of the year.
An Interpol alert can serve as the basis for arrest in different jurisdictions around the world and eventually extradition to the country in which the alert originated.
Of course the very texts of the scrolls confirm a fundamental historical Jewish connection to the land.
It is inconceivable to us that the investigation would have been reopened so close to the election absent the discovery of evidence of serious wrongdoing.
Most recently, there was WikiLeaks material quoting her to the effect that she believes elected officials must often take two positions on issues, one for public consideration and one for private, serious consumption.
To even contemplate a factual demonstration proving otherwise would bespeak a profound level of Jewish national insecurity. But the issue must be addressed.
What is missing from this and most other analyses of the failure to negotiate a settlement is a full appreciation of Palestinian recalcitrance as the primary cause of that failure.
Our condolences to his wife, Lu-Shawn, children Kenny and Kennedy, and the entire family.
While we, too, cringed at his remarks, we nevertheless find the Clinton position to be somewhat curious.
Yet we have the president of the United States traveling to Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem to deliver a eulogy upon the death of a former president of Israel on behalf of the United States. Is that not a powerful statement in itself of recognition of Jerusalem as being part of Israel?
We certainly respect his and his family’s wishes for privacy at this difficult time.
Predictably, several senators are having second thoughts after being exposed to Mr. Obama’s legendary blandishments.
It is a sad commentary on our times that a party to a failed marriage would, out of animus or financial greed, willfully attempt to deny a spouse the ability to get on with life under the auspices of Jewish law.
Mr. Obama had already roiled the waters of any possible resolution by declaring it the U.S. position that a settlement must involve borders based on the 1967 armistice lines with minor land adjustments.
Obviously, we need to do everything we can to support our first responders, also pray for the victims.
(In retrospect, how could it have been otherwise? After all, it was immediately known that explosives were placed in a pressure cooker with shrapnel and that there had been an earlier bombing in New Jersey.)
She is the first Orthodox woman from a chassidic background to win a primary for a judicial position...
November 6, 2026 
