Despite its apparent antiquity and worldwide familiarity, the custom of placing written prayers into the crevices of the Western Wall is neither biblical nor talmudic in origin. Rather, it is a ...

As the race for NY Attorney General entered its final days ahead of the November elections, the central debate shifted from ...

PM warns enemies ahead of Oct. 27 elections, vows IDF will maintain security control “from the Jordan River to the sea.” ...

Bruce Blakeman’s campaign for governor of New York rests on a straightforward argument: The state has become too expensive, too dangerous, and too out of touch with common-sense values. As Nassau ...

Sarai’s entrance into Egypt is marked by silence. She is taken into Pharaoh’s house, and the Torah does not record a single word from her on the matter. That silence is not incidental. It is the Torah ...

There is no Israeli consent to these plans, and no permits were provided for these projects. Most of the projects are slated for areas under full Israeli control. It is described as “a well-oiled ...

I am an emotional being. I am stirred by events that grab my sensitivity, feelings within my heart and soul. But there is one recent event that totally left me with a deep emotional response and sheer ...

Of all the social influences that our children are subjected to, peer pressure is probably the most powerful of all. Peer pressure exists for all ages. Even a three-year-old knows that she better not ...

Aryeh had a busy Friday afternoon. After going to the mikveh, he hurried home to prepare for Shabbos, accidentally leaving his towel behind. He remembered the towel just before Shabbos, but by then it ...

Re: Marc Goldfeder’s Perspectives Column, “Mamdani’s ‘New’ Antisemitism Plan is Adams’ with the Israel Pages Torn Out,” Oct. 9: The relentless barrage of Jew- and Israel-hatred spewed by the far-left, ...

I can already hear the critical tone with which friends will ask me this question over Yom Tov. “Isn’t that forbidden?” they will surely inquire. No less a personage than the Rambam ascended Har ...

(Oct. 9, 2026 / JNS) Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, and fellow council member Jennifer Gutiérrez presented a $1.16 million check to the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg ...