Netanyahu has refused to formally renew the freeze on construction in Judea and Samaria.  Nonetheless he is now sending a negotiator to Washington to meet...

Friday’s headline in the JPost:  “Gov’t rejects extended freeze, despite US, EU and Egyptian pressure.” This was right before Yom Kippur, and oh how I...

Tomorrow eve ushers in Yom Kippur, a day of fasting, prayer, and repentance before the Almighty.  We begin with the Kol Nidre prayer before the...

That’s what Secretary of State Clinton is doing while in Jerusalem for negotiations. She met today with President Shimon Peres, and afterward said, “They are...

Not a whole lot to report with regard to the meetings held in Sharm el-Sheikh today because nothing of genuine substance has come out. After an...

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) And in this case, just shortly after Rosh Hashana as well. “Facing the Future” For those of us who are observant Jews, the world...

It is doubtful that I will post again before the beginning of Rosh Hashana, tomorrow evening.  I will pick up again after Shabbat. There are...

The ambivalence about where Netanyahu is headed is quite pervasive.  His signals are not clear.  As someone knowledgeable I spoke to said, “He’s dancing between...

I cannot find a more appropriate word for my response to what happened in Washington yesterday.  Shabbat preparations prevent me from exploring this in any...

As we contend with the details of the terrorist attack of last night, we ask ourselves, “Doesn’t this sound familiar?”  And the answer is that...