From the image of Gabriel Medina seen around the world, to some of the best competitive conditions ever, the majority of the Olympics was...

As a Bill Maher fan, I respect his truth-seeking, but his recent monologue on the Trump assassination attempt and religious language...

Security issues are handled differently in Israel. When situations arise, civilians rise to the occasion...

I’m known as (one of) the surfing rabbi(s). Surfing is everything to me. Perhaps I should qualify that:

The assault on the former president is roundly being condemned, as is the Israeli strike on Khan Yunis.

As much as we’d like to compare the two, Gaza is not Nazi Germany — it’s markedly worse. The inculcation and dissemination of Jew hatred in

Everyone has an opinion on the war in Gaza and how to handle the Arab Israeli conflict. And it’s not just that people hold these opinions,

Many who attend the rallies and cry for justice have no sense of the actual situation on the ground in Israel.

This past week was marked by an unofficial policy change in Israel. It feels as if the government is saying, “We do not care what the world

President Joe Biden is pressuring Israel once again. The latest ploy is a three-tiered ceasefire plan to end the conflict, while seemingly

“CRITICAL- Rocket and missile fire” Suddenly, a Homefront Command notification appeared on my phone. This meant I had less than a minute to

As much as there was a lull in rocket fire before we entered Rafah, the subsequent return has been all the more intense.

Growing up, I was not one of the cool kids and was bullied a fair amount. In middle school, one such bully used to incessantly pick on me.

During my senior year of college, the university attempted to fire the sitting president. One of my close friends organized a defensive

“The Bris is going to be on Yom HaZikron,” the mother told me when we initially spoke a month ago. Some families are in touch when the baby

The latest blood libel has arrived. It was reported on April 21, 2024, that some 200 bodies were found in a mass grave outside a hospital in

When we first made the arrangements for the Bris, traveling to Europe from Israel didn’t seem so crazy. But in between booking the flights

The news broke after Shabbat: “Iran has fired 300 drones at Israel and they could arrive in nine hours.” It seemed almost surreal. Iran had

Can you see the hypocrisy? I see it every day — all day. It’s hard to live in Israel, no matter how you feel about the war, and not see it.

The news felt like a blow to the gut. “I’m not ready for this,” I thought. It seemed like just yesterday he had been released from his first