Jennifer Rubin writes that the issue with Iran for Americans shouldn’t be Israel’s security – it should be the threat Iran poses to the US.But the emphasis on the existential threat to Israel ignores a more basic issue for Americans... 

The Obama administration has managed to alienate America’s friends without picking up any new allies. Most intriguing is his loss of popularity on the Arab Street and in the Muslim world. According to a report published three days ago by the Christian... 

According to J-Wire – which covers Jewish news in Australia and New Zealand, Radio New Zealand will broadcast “The Art of the Cantor.” The story reports that the series of eight weekly programs will begin at 7pm, on Thursday, September... 

I’m off to America to attend the National Cartoonists Society’s Annual Awards Weekend, where I’ll be giving a presentation on the history of Dry Bones. Regular postings will, I hope, resume on Monday June 14. -Dry Bones- Israel’s... 

Jewish communities throughout the former Soviet Union, across Asia, and in the mountainous reaches of America’s upper northwest joined their counterparts around the world in celebrating the springtime holiday of Lag B’Omer this past Saturday night... 

Jewish communities throughout the former Soviet Union, across Asia, and in the mountainous reaches of America’s upper northwest joined their counterparts around the world in celebrating the springtime holiday of Lag B’Omer this past Saturday night... 

A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America See original here: Education and Sharing day, U.S.A., 2010  Read More →

Jewish communities across America’s Northeast were slammed by a major storm system that wreaked havoc from Massachusetts down to New Jersey, claiming a handful of lives, sending rivers overflowing their banks and snapping trees and power lines. See... 

Oh, Focus on the Family, if you weren’t so scary and powerful, I’d call you the gift that keeps on giving, since truly, there is always something new with you. This year, for example, you bring us Stand For Christmas to help us figure out... 

Some people see halakha as a sort of calculator into which you enter circumstances and from which you obtain answers. Some people see it as a great tide sweeping across time and space and carrying the Jews willy-nilly with it. And some people see it...