2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (553+ words) Last month, memes began appearing all over social media with a quote from actor Richard Gere: "There's no defense of this occupation. Settlements are such an absurd provocation "." The problem is that this statement is both false and nearly a…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (832+ words) Ruth and the Courage to Choose Years later, I heard a rabbi say that Megillas Rus is not really about converts. At the time, I was sitting next to a dear friend who was also a ger, and we both…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago  (248+ words) Certainly today, considering the ongoing war against Hamas and the missiles headed toward Israel from Iran and Yemen, these questions have concrete significance. Here, we will merely relate a story told about the Chofetz Chaim, which sheds light on the…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (945+ words) Tsadik Kaplan is a collector, certified appraiser, and speaker/lecturer on the topic of Judaica. He is the author of the book "Jewish Antiques: From Menorahs to Seltzer Bottles" (Schiffer Publishing). For questions or comments " or to send pictures of…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1402+ words) Every new sefer in the Torah opens a doorway. Bereishis opens the doorway of beginnings. Shemos opens the doorway of becoming. Vayikra opens the doorway of the inner world and the discipline of holiness held close. Each book shifts the…...

1+ week, 26+ min ago  (544+ words) Lancman defends himself from accusations of being a carpetbagger, having moved from Queens to Great Neck six years ago. To counteract the carpetbagger image, he touts his record and his Long Island roots. He is a current member of the…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (334+ words) As an observant Jewish professor and department chair at the City University of New York (CUNY-Kingsborough), I have lived the reality of antisemitic discrimination inside a powerful teachers" union. That is why I stand shoulder to shoulder with the Louis…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1121+ words) Yom Yerushalayim " Parshat Bamidbar " Rosh Chodesh Sivan This Friday is the 28th of Iyar " Yom Yerushalayim " which celebrates the reunification of Yerushalayim on the third day of the Six-Day War in 1967, and other aspects of our victory in that war. It…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (705+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump's proclamation recognizing May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Month deserves the gratitude of American Jews. It honors not only the contributions Jews have made to the United States, but also the inimitable blessing America has offered the Jewish…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (25+ words) Parshas Bamidbar The Jewish Press New York City CANDLE LIGHTING TIME May 15, 2026 " 28 Iyar 5786 7: 47 p. m. NYC E. D. T....