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The incident in the Torah where Avraham asks Sara to say that she was his sister, is very puzzling. It looks like he is asking her to tell an outright lie.

Rashi justifies Avraham’s behavior by describing the lowly people of Egypt, and how…

This one race amplifies tensions and makes difficult Democratic Party dynamics even worse.

If Zohran Mamdani wins his race for Mayor in NYC, the effects will extend far beyond the largest city in the US. His victory will reverberate across…

In 1992, Fred Lebow told me a story he had never before told in public. It had to do with a chick.

The founder of the New York City Marathon and president of the New York Road Runners Club told me the chick story in an interview for a book…

Welcome back to everyone who has been reading my series on the history of the Jews in Peru. We are leaving the big cities behind us, so strap on your seatbelts for this journey into the more remote areas.

In the late 1800’s and early…

Among other things, the Gaza War has led to an increase in the number of Israelis moving overseas. So what else is new? Jews moving from one place to another has been going on for the past 3,500 years.

It seems strange that the start of the…

In the Garden of Faith: Finding Belonging Through Israel

People often say, “Never talk about politics or religion.” They claim those are the topics that divide us most. Yet for me, both subjects have always pointed to the same question, …

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani consistently claims that Israel’s war in Gaza constitutes genocide. Gaza’s suffering is horrific and Israel’s conduct in some instances may be problematic, but that does not justify…

In his recent viral interview with Tucker Carlson — now seen by more than four million people on YouTube — 27-year-old activist Nick Fuentes explained that his path toward deeply critical views of Jews and Israel began with what he…

The New Jersey gubernatorial election has prompted vigorous debate within the Jewish community about which candidate would better serve the interests of the local Jewish community. Among the arguments advanced for supporting Jack Ciattarelli,…

By Alfred Marcus

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani consistently claims that Israel’s war in Gaza constitutes genocide. Gaza’s suffering is horrific and Israel’s conduct in some instances may be problematic, but that does…