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Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat)The traditional greeting at the end of Shabbat is “Shavua tov” — have a good week. And dearly do I wish for...

I cannot let the Freeman incident pass without an additional comment: I have picked up some observations that Jews should perhaps have stayed out of...

Well, the celebration of Purim — with both its frivolity and its message of import — has ended, and we are back to the every-day...

Not a full or regular posting. Simply a desire to share the mood of Purim as I experience it here in Jerusalem. Today is costume...

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) Today was Shabbat Zahor: The Shabbat — right before Purim — for remembering, in which we are obligated to hear the...

Following her meetings with Israeli officials, Secretary Clinton yesterday went to Ramallah to meet with PA officials. Before I turn to the news that came...

What we’re watching — what must be watched — is the Obama administration. First, a return to the Durban issue, in several respects. I wish...

Perfection we’re not about to get. Not at home, not internationally. And so, whatever we hope for, pray for, we have to examine the possibilities,...

I’m through projecting how our government’s coalition will be formed. For every time it looks like a right wing coalition is a “done deal,” with...

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat)The good news today is that the Obama administration has decided not to participate in the Durban Conference because of its anti-Israel,...