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There’s a note in the file from U.S. army intelligence saying: We have no objection to his extradition – and then it’s as if Kammler never existed. There’s no trace of him from that point forward.
Frankly, it is hard to understand how this is a serious anti-discrimination measure in the traditional sense and not simply a statement against the Trump Administration’s immigration policy.
Small wonder, then, that the left is horrified, perhaps justifiably, by the very real prospect that some of their longtime core notions of public policy are in serious jeopardy before a newly fashioned right-of-center Supreme Court.
Our soul wants, to be better, different, true. Now the soul prevails over the body, and in the last moments of this journey, we must take something with us, some 'soul food' for the road ahead.
By Irwin Cohen
In 1985, I became the answer to a trivia question: Who counted each and every seat in Tiger Stadium?
Some German interviewees were averse to being interviewed on camera, so Lanzmann employed subterfuge in filming some of his interviews, pretending to be pro-Nazi and using hidden equipment.
Should an average Jew spend a lot of money when buying an esrog?
By Sandy Eller
We are living in a society where the bar gets raised higher and higher every year, and where today's splurge becomes tomorrow's necessity.
What happens if the stressor is not a lion? What happens if the stressor is a really rude boss?
"I asked Rabbi Dayan and he said I shouldn't seat you near Mr. Fine," explained the gabbai. Mr. Gold approached Rabbi Dayan and asked him the reasoning behind his directive.
By Gitty Stolik
Sin should be painful, not because of any punishment we’ll receive, says Chassidus, but because it separate us from Hashem.
By Tzvi Fishman
The tank to my left took a direct blow. Two tankists were killed. Two others made their way wounded to our tank, but we couldn’t stop to help them, so they fled on foot to the base.
The court ultimately overturned the lower court's decision, and he was declared fit and released.
By Carol Elias
We met very special people as we navigated this quest for history.
By Yaffa Ganz
I hope and pray that a strong, united Right will emerge and things will move forward.
Kishka – Stuffed Derma ‘Intestines Are Not Meat’ (Me’ilah 20b)
She would not focus on what she didn't have, but on what she did have.
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Hashem’s love for us is like the love of parents for their young child; it’s an essential love not dependent upon the child’s conduct.
Righteousness is man’s natural state; sinfulness, in contrast, is considered unnatural. Therefore, a wicked person who repents is viewed as “returning” to his natural state.
It was already nearly a year, and I nearly despaired of ever seeing the money. I kept trying to recover it, calling him periodically.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
The moment when all we can say is gevalt. All we can do is cry out. That’s what the shofar was on Rosh Hashanah and will be at the end of Yom Kippur: The sound of our tears... The sound of a heart breaking. No more excuses. No more rationalizations and justifications. Ribbono Shel Olam, forgive us.
Question: Why do we recite a fifth prayer – Ne’ilah – on Yom Kippur but on no other day of the year? G. Goodman
What do you want to be?n Make the answer to that question, "good."
The Angel Raziel read the sefer together with Adam, who fell on his face, shaking.
Israel is the body, and Torah and mitzvot are the soul. The people who founded Israel established an important base. Now it’s our turn to take the torch and bring Israel to a higher, spiritual realm. It’s our task to infuse the land with Torah and mitzvot so that knowledge of Hashem’s existence permeates every street corner and home.
What we need to think about now – in Tishrei 5780 – is Tishrei 5781...Shana tova!
We mention “songs” first because before we ask Hashem for blessings in the future, we must first thank Him and sing praises for all the things He’s done for us in the past.
Although it might not be immediately intuitive, valuing yashan flour will come at the expense of valuing lashon hara.
While even the most secure systems are vulnerable to hackers, there are a few things you can do to better protect yourself.
There is a feeling of awe and trepidation. The beginning of the year isn’t just the numerical marker of the New Year. It's not just a date and then the next day everything goes back to normal.
Unless your crystal ball works better than mine, no one can predict the future of any couple or knows what life may bring.
In Trump’s call to the Ukrainian president, he urges an investigation into Ukrainian ties to the appointment of Special Counsel Mueller and allegations of financial corruption involving Ukraine, Joe Biden, and his son. So what?
The DOE letter was published in the Federal Register and is seen as a move to put other universities on notice.
We don’t know what will happen in the year 2100, and it is impossible to predict the future. But of one thing you can be certain – that in the year 2100, Jewish women will be lighting Shabbos candles.
By Zev Golan
One Irgunist told me, “No matter what the subject, Segal always managed to bring it to the conclusion: ‘You have to fight for Eretz Yisrael.’”
Thanks to the high rate of intermarriage, American Jews with children of marriageable age are faced with the crazy situation of seeing their children date a boy named Josh Cohen who is not halachically Jewish and a girl named Rachel Napolitano who is halachically Jewish.
By Judy Waldman
Rabbi Fromowitz founded Ahavas Torah Center in 2011 in a strip mall as part of the Las Vegas Kollel and assumed the role of the congregational rabbi.
If the thoughts that are keeping you awake are tasks you need to complete, write them down. This way, you know you won’t forget.
The Vilna Gaon felt that the proscription against fasting until chatzot on Yom Tov also applies on Rosh Hashanah.
By Anita Kolat
A military base is adjacent to Elon Moreh. Residents feel very safe and allow their very young, unaccompanied children to run freely.
“You can have your choice,” said the wise king. “You can choose to take this gold, 100 pieces each, or I can give you each three pieces of advice.”
Whereas all people need to be careful of what their words may cause, leaders must especially be careful in this regard.
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By Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman
In a more hopeful explanation, the Ohr HaChaim suggests that the pasuk is presenting alternative options that lead to repentance.
By Eliana Klein
Because of his strong kesher to my husband, he and his family had opted to join our shul for Rosh Hashanah. So, serendipitously, he was available – not to mention ready, willing, and able – to don all the hats that had suddenly been vacated.
The “head” – the great Torah leaders – are dependent upon all lower “limbs” of our people for their spiritual completeness.
R. Nosson would write down his tefillot while praying, and tradition has it that the stains that appear on his handwritten leaves are those of tears he shed while praying.
A Transfusion, An Element Of Life “Blood-Let Of A Sanctified Animal…” (Me’ilah 12)
By Ruthie Blum
Grasping the point of the question, which had to do with his much-touted close personal bond with Netanyahu, Trump concluded by saying, “Look, our relationship is with Israel.”
A person should never despair of his ability to do teshuvah.
Question: How should one do teshuvah during this Elul and Yamim Nora’im season? Zvi Unger
“Whom am I kidding? I’ve been promising to be better in these areas for the last decade.” Doing teshuvah almost seems like an exercise in futility.
Eating at a restaurant can be expensive, but by paying the bill you are showing the girl that while you know that she may be able to afford her own meal, you don’t want her to.
"Charging a price significantly different from the norm is a violation of ona'ah," explained Rabbi Dayan.
Some Jews have a custom to greet others on the first night of Rosh Hashanah with the words “Le’shanah tova tei’katev ve’tei’chatem le’alter le’chaim tovim u’le’shalom.
Why don’t we find the teshuvah process to be a part of the Rosh Hashanah davening, as we do on Yom Kippur?
Many do not realize that the Chofetz Chaim's second rebbetzin, Rebbetzin Freida Kagan, died in the United States and is buried in Queens.
By Tzvi Fishman
The rabbis maintain that in raising his family and grazing his sheep in an area encroached upon by Arab poachers, Zaroge is helping defend Jewish sovereignty over Eretz Yisrael.
It occurred to me that the Israeli souvenir market needed to be thoroughly revamped, and that there’s room for more updated souvenirs besides archaic Judaica products...
But a single should not fall into the trap of thinking that his life is complete if he is unmarried – even if he isn’t to blame – and society should not demand that he suppress natural feelings of unhappiness at the grim truth of his situation.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
When you cannot see Him, it is because you are looking in the wrong direction. When He seems absent, He is there just behind you, but you have to turn to meet Him. Do not treat Him like a stranger. He loves you. He believes in you.
If you can’t sell your hysteria to adults, try kids. And that is what the left has done. After all, no one is as malleable or as easily indoctrinated as children.
By Baruch Lytle
“Our story cannot be told without also including the stories of the incredible rebirth of the Jewish people – and what is Boro Park, if not that?” said Shoshana Greenwald, director of collections at the museum.
Judaism doesn’t believe in racial tests, but it does believe in ideological ones.
As technology becomes more sophisticated, the need to ensure tech products meet certain ethical standards becomes vital.
Many of the Jewish prisoners, including most likely the author of our card, were members of the Underground who had been convicted for resisting Arab terrorism.
Hashem set the world in motion and is in charge of this world, at all times. We know this as a fact, but we do not necessarily feel this protection when something goes wrong in our day.
It seems clear that Israel’s Palestinian Arabs chafe at the notion of a Jewish state in what they consider Palestine.
The accusation was and is that McConnell was anticipating the possible election of a Republican in 2016 who would then choose a successor to Scalia and was thus inappropriately driven by “politics.”
In her first UN presentation, Ambassador Kraft did not disappoint.
To be sure, enactment of any legislation of this sort is always problematic.
How tolerant should a person be of a son-in-law’s desire to keep his own minhagim at his (the father-in-law’s) Yom Tov table?
: Last installment discussed Moses Mendelssohn, questioning whether he was all that relevant to the modernization and secularization of a significant portion of European Jewry. While he was a noteworthy thinker and writer, it is likely that historians have bloated his influence. However, even if his ideology was not particularly impactful, his persona was. The […]
By Pnina Baim
Pick a day to start. We would love to begin on Motzaei Yom Kippur, but if your children are fasting, they might not be up to it, unless they drank coffee and are now all hyped up.
There is a huge selection, but you can search by dress length and sleeve length, depending on your modesty preference, so as not to overwhelm you.
The best way to not fall back into bad habits is to avoid those triggers to begin with.
The last debate among 10 Democrats seeking their party’s nomination for president set a new low for demagoguery, contempt for America, and just plain foolishness.
August 21, 2026 
