Living in Rochester, N.Y., Lauren Deutsch is the executive director of Disability Law United, a national legal services organization. She teaches topics in Jewish thought, and studies at Midreshet ...

Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander is the President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone, a Modern Orthodox network of 30 institutions and programs lighting the way in Jewish education, outreach and ...

U.S. Attorney General William Barr has blamed Antifa — a militant “anti-fascist” movement — for the violence that has erupted at George Floyd protests across the United States. “The violence ...

As the election race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris heats up, both sides are vying for the Jewish vote. One day after the Harris campaign announced that 33 “Orthodox rabbis” had endorsed her ...

In Parshat Mishpatim we witness one of the great stylistic features of the Torah, namely its transition from narrative to law. Until now the book of Exodus has been primarily narrative: the story of ...

In recent days, the escalating tension and looming threat of conflict between Israel and Iran have generated a palpable sense of fear among Israelis and Jews worldwide. Reports suggest that Iran is ...

While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the tremendous success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings launched intense interest in the fantasy genre that triggered a ...

All 14 Jews the Iranian regime arrested have been released, Iranian opposition activists and journalists told JNS, after news reports last week that the Islamic Republic arrested some 600 people ...

The 25 th of Teves is the yahrzeit of Rav Zvi Hersh Meisels, Veitzner Rav (1901-1974). Born in Hungary, he received semicha from Rav Meir Arik. In 1921 he married his cousin Henna and a few years ...

In the financial world, few things offer more comfort than receiving a large sum of cash. The challenge is how to handle a windfall responsibly based on the markets, economic environment, and personal ...

Assessments derived from commercial satellite imagery that were conducted independently by David Albright, a former United Nations weapons inspector, and Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst ...

Harry Houdini (1874-1926), undoubtedly the greatest showman of his age and probably of all time, was an awe-inspiring escape artist and the undisputed master of his craft. He was the first “superstar” ...