The True Meaning Of Shalom Bayis (Part I)
The respect component of the relationship comes from appreciating the other person’s differences – when you admire, or at least accept, the qualities your spouse has that you don’t.
A Messianic Perspective: History’s Beginning & End
Every Jew should view themselves as a messianist.
Haftarat Parshat Balak: Vulnerability, Struggle, and Victory
In a safe and secure future, Israel will not be dependent for its protection on the goodwill of foreign peoples, and its fate will not hinge on their empty and aimless predictions and theories about us.
The Media Word Games That Whitewash Terrorism
This deliberate targeting of civilians – the very definition of terrorism – is why Israeli officials, human rights experts and many international observers have categorized the October 7 attack as a mass atrocity constituting crimes against humanity.
Iran and the Ticking Bomb Over Its Head
In game theory, there is a well-known strategy called the "ticking time bomb": a threat of destructive action against an adversary that may also harm the threatening player themselves
Selling F-35s to Authoritarian Regimes Is a Dangerous Gamble
Today, countries such as the UAE and Bahrain regularly seek U.S.-made weapons. But what will happen if the dictatorial rulers of these nations are replaced by forces hostile to America and Israel?
Rav Moshe and the Meaning of a Flag
Churches and shuls started placing flags in their sanctuaries around World War I. In addition to it being a time of nationalistic fervor, it was especially important for religious groups that were being accused of being sympathetic to enemies of the United States to demonstrate how patriotic they were.
A Bitter Turning Point for NY’s Jewish Community
From the earliest days of the city’s founding, Jews have helped shape the identity and vitality of New York. As immigrants, merchants, educators, philanthropists, laborers, artists and industrialists, Jewish New Yorkers have given much – and asked for little beyond the freedom to contribute.
Digging What Didn’t Pour: Parshat Chukat, Grief, and the Torah of the Broken Heart
Maybe being a stepmom is my chok. A path that defies neat halachic categories but still carves out something sacred. It doesn’t always feel certain. It rarely feels understood. But it is real. And it loves. And it is absurd.
My Monthly Journey to the Wall
Each month, the Kotel plaza looks different from the one before as there is constant excavation and construction happening, an incredible sign of each incremental step coming closer to the Geulah.
Bannon’s Israel Blind Spot: The Alliance He Misunderstands
Bannon claims that Bibi pushed for the attack on Iran for the most crass political motives, and in the process destabilized the region and brought the US into the mess.
Debating The Undebatable
Having devoted so much time myself to defending Israel since Oct 7, I’m beginning to question the value of these debates.
Gaza: The Palestinian Authority Is Not the Answer
The fact that the Israelis are still capturing terrorists decades after the PA agreed to fight Arab terrorism exposes the truth: the PA’s so-called anti-terror stance is a fraud.
A Year Combating Campus Antisemitism
These visits were not merely symbolic; they were listening tours. I sat down one-on-one with students, hosted roundtable discussions, and bore witness to their personal stories.
Towards Jihadist Pogroms in Europe?
Will people who criticize Islam be dragged through the courts by a desperate regime, while those who outspokenly fantasize about murdering Jews are granted a blank check?
Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire
Mamdani’s voters either are unaware or choose to ignore the failure of socialism around the globe for over a century. Worse, they ignore how socialism and communism always morph into the very fascism they decry.
A doozy of an anti-Netanyahu/Trump two-fer
The claim that the Israeli prime minister crafted the U.S. president’s Truth Social post is as laughable as it is a lie.
The ONLY thing that matters: Jewish Survival
That doesn’t mean we stop caring about other causes. It does mean we stop sacrificing ourselves at the altar of movements that see us as expendable.
No, You Don’t Understand
An Open Letter to Jews in the Diaspora
Parshat Korach: The Weight of War and the Strength to Stand
My father didn’t strut his rank; he carried it. Quietly, firmly, and with gravity. His leadership taught me that being a leader wasn’t about elevation, but rather it was about bearing the weight of others.
Strengthening the Flickering Flame of Life and Morality
Data shows that physical pain is not the primary motivator for choosing death. Rather, it is loss of autonomy, fear of being a burden, or the inability to engage in enjoyable activities.
Choosing Life in the Shelters in Israel
It's an act of heroism to go out to essential services, like a doctor's office, the pharmacy, the supermarket. You never know where you will be when the next alert goes off.
President Trump’s Decision: A Historic Turning Point for World Peace
Trump's decision to use military force to destroy Iran's nuclear weapons program is a historic turning point for world peace and the legacy of a president who has used
Faith’s Role in a Breakthrough Moment
This past week feels like more than just a miracle. It feels like a breakthrough moment in Jewish history. It seems as if Hashem hasn’t merely intervened but is actively relandscaping history and redrawing geopolitical realities.
Iran Is an Enemy of the United States
These extremists at both ends of the spectrum ignore that the Iranian regime has been attacking Americans for close to half a century. As Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared in November 2023, the chant Death to America! it is not just a slogan – it is a policy.
Is it so surprising that the US took action against Iran?
Decades in the making
‘When the Judges Ruled, There Was Famine’: Bible
Judges look harder to find procedural objections to policies and actions of which they disapprove.
Eliminating Iran’s Nuclear Sites Means No One Can Use Them Later
Trump's Churchillian Decision:
The Mullahs and Their Friends
Politics makes strange bedfellows. Israel makes stranger ones
Mocking Anti-Israel Protesters: A Critique
Mockery is not merely humor, harsh criticism or even a personal insult. It represents a cynical form of denigration that attempts to render its target devoid of value.
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