Judaism’s moral ideas did not remain confined to one people. They shaped Christianity, Islam, Western law, and global ethical ...

From the blog of Kenny Schiowitz at The Times of Israel ...

Human history is not governed by thermodynamic laws. Still, the vocabulary of metastability, tipping points, and critical ...

The confirmation that Morocco has activated the Israeli-made Barak MX system represents a quantum leap in regional security.

Q: Why do Jews cover their heads (e.g., with a kipa) out of respect for God? Covering the head is a sign of respect.

It’s easy to talk about a past that is growing ever more distant; it’s way harder to stand up for a nation under attack by ...

The future looks bright. Israel is determined now to strongly defend itself, to act proactively when necessary, to mobilize when necessary in order to deter and frighten would-be aggressors. And ...

The first of those falsehoods claims that Israel was a “settler-colonial” project imposed by Western imperialists – when in ...

Radak in Sefer Hashorashim offers a similar explanation of lavan, as does Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (to Ex. 5:7 ).] Our ...

As news of the Bondi Beach attack began to surface on social media, I was getting ready to travel to Re’im, the site of the ...

Joseph weeps. Did you know that Joseph was a crybaby? In the Torah Joseph cries seven times. This time, Joseph, Egypt’s big ...

History does not resolve contemporary debates, nor does it erase the need to distinguish between political criticism and ...