Trump turns 1st showdown with Biden into brawl, mocking all rules

In Finland where logical thinking is heavily emphasized in education, one of the most frequently asked questions in primary school classrooms is...

The new Turkey and Azerbaijan reflect some necessary changes

This is a time of great change in the world. In the midst of this, Turkey has redefined itself; the new Turkey is very different to what it was in...

The Gospel according to Pompeo

Commentary. If Pompeo's morality lectures aren't gaining traction at the Vatican, they are finding fertile ground in Italy. Di Maio’s M5S,...

Gamzu: 40% of new virus cases are ultra-Orthodox, with rise in older patients

Forty percent of all new coronavirus infections are coming from the ultra-Orthodox, coronavirus czar Ronni Gamzu said Thursday, amid increasing...

Humanost in strokovnost na preizkušnji

Dobri dve leti sta minili od slavnostnega praznovanja 50-letnice Centra za usposabljanje, delo in varstvo (CUDV) Črna na Koroškem, ob kateri so...

The Perils of Big COVID Government in Asia

SEOUL – Asia is home to many exemplars of small but effective government, countries where sound policies and strong institutions underpin...

Abe’s legacy: Stable, standardized politics PREMIUM

The curtain has fallen on the administration of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and it has risen on the administration of his successor, Prime...

Nigeria at 60 — The young make the difference

There are some who believe that there is not much to celebrate on Nigeria's 60th anniversary. But Nigerian activist Maryam Laushi pins her hope for...

Los aeropuertos y la reducción de costos: Estrategias para mantenerse a flote

Debido a que los costos fijos de los aeropuertos (por ejemplo, mantenimiento de la pista de aterrizaje, calles de rodaje y terminales, entre otros)...

A Celebration of Vulnerability (1 Kings 8:2-21)

Sukkot falls just at the time of year when the seasons are changing. In the northern hemisphere, summer turns to fall and, even in Eretz Yisrael,...

The deep Anthropocene

Humanity’s transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture is one of the most important developments in human and Earth history. Human...

Amy, wear your mask

When I began drafting this post, I wanted to praise Amy Coney Barrett, the Indiana Federal Judge, whom US President Donald Trump nominated to the...

A different Kind of Succah

This Rosh Hashana was particularly difficult for me. As I sat in the improvised shul on the balcony of my neighbor and prayed, I stifled my tears...

Teenagers, Mental Health, and COVID-19

The recent outbreak and spread of COVID-19 has sparked significant emotional challenges for teens and young adults. Indeed, a recent study by the...

When a son makes aliyah and children join the IDF

Four of our nine children have now become Israeli citizens. The latest is our 19-year-old son Yosef who recently graduated from Yeshiva...

Ask Me Next Yom Kippur

As my family sat eating and drinking upon Yom Kippur’s conclusion, my children asked me why I was sad. I insisted that I wasn’t – but here’s...

I am a woman – watch me grow

Helen Reddy has died, and I only just discovered her. I came across ‘I am woman’ a few weeks ago. The feminist anthem from 1971 found me, in...

Comparing Bibi's Coronavirus Crisis to 1973's Yom Kippur War Is an Insult

Kto je tu nezodpovedný?

Na prvý pohľad vyzerá toto číslo hrozivo, no ak prihliadneme na to, koľko ľudí bolo testovaných, tak dostaneme iba plastickejší obraz...

Capitalists and Socialists of the World, Unite!

PRINCETON – The world’s most dynamic economy is governed by a communist party, whereas its previous capitalist stronghold is under the misrule of...

How to End the Pandemic This Year

LONDON – Research to develop a safe, effective, and widely available COVID-19 vaccine is advancing rapidly. But when it will happen is not clear....

The Need for a Great Transformation

LONDON – Today’s global economy suffers from multiple imbalances. The fundamental economic objective of endless “growth” fuels increases in...

Europe’s World-Lagging Universities Need Increased Funding

BRUSSELS – One of the many negative consequences of Brexit is that what was an educational superpower on the global stage has become a...

Shareholder Value in a Burning World

CAMBRIDGE – Does solving the climate crisis mean we need to change how publicly traded firms are run? Most corporate leaders believe they have a...

Bullying legal threat shows that frustrated EU is being outmaneuvered by UK dirty tricks in Brexit negotiations

As the European Union launches legal proceedings against the UK over its stated intention to breach the agreement, in reality the bullies of...

The US is Preparing for War with China

Over the past few years, due to the policy followed by the White House, relations between the US and China have been spiraling downward at a rapid...

Obnova dôvery súdnictva

Zmeny, ktoré ministerka predstavila, nie sú vôbec zanedbateľné a budú mať dosah na fungovanie súdnictva a spravodlivosť vôbec. Možno...

India and Indonesia: an Important Partnership for the Indo-Pacific

Recently, the Indo-Pacific has become a battleground for a confrontation between the two world powers: China and the United States. In fact, other...

The Insanity of Sustainability

“Only the Dead Have Seen the End of War” – Plato. This wisdom is as valid today as it was 2,500 years ago. Wars go on and on. They are exactly...

Public pressure, misplaced trust led to virus rebound — deputy health minister

The deputy health minister told the Knesset on Thursday that the government was imposing sweeping closures and lockdowns because all attempts at...

Mossad chief in Bahrain to meet security chiefs in first open visit

Yossi Cohen, head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, visited the kingdom of Bahrain on Wednesday, the official Bahrain News Agency announced...

Republican Jewish group runs $3.5m TV ad campaign targeting Florida

The Republican Jewish Coalition on Thursday announced a $3.5 million TV ad campaign targeting Jewish voters in the key swing state of Florida. The...

IDF plans to run 2 coronavirus wards in Haifa hospital as outbreak worsens

The Israel Defense Forces is preparing to open and run two coronavirus wards in Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center amid concerns that the number of...

Online Sukkot festival welcomes iconic sounds of Bob Dylan

The Sukkot holiday is all about welcoming ushpizin, Aramaic for guests, into one’s sukkah, the temporary home created for the eight-day holiday....

A Yom Kippur Couch Potato in the Virtual World

I grew up in Queens, NY and my family belonged to the Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills, a large Conservative synagogue with a prominent Rabbi, I....

Sukkot — Spoken Word

Once a year we build a place Where all Jews dwell in a small space Reliving the long and treacherous hike Where no resorts were seen in sight We...

Nigeria’s Mysterious Igbo Population

There are a number of positive things that could be reported about Nigeria that rarely makes international headlines. Last year marked their 20th...

Breathing in a Crowded Sukkot: A Poem

Jerusalem, 2019 What a difference a year makes … People, like a natural force, pushing to the Kotel: they hold me up, so I won’t slip on the...

For the sin of thinking we are done atoning

The High Holy Days are behind us and Sukkot begins tonight. Because tradition tells us so, we think we have done all that is required of us to...

Post game wrap up……

For Trump haters who say, about Trump’s going to jail…. “We’ll see…”: If you agree, please re-read the rules and regulations of the game....

Building bridges with bears; no more bombs!

  Our symbol and emblem designed as a school project at Binghamton University, by Cari Snider. Bears from Bergenfield, a grassroots mitzvah...

In review: Jean Lucey Pratt and her book

Jean Lucey Pratt began writing a journal in April 1925, when she was fifteen years old, and continued doing so for sixty years. She lived through...

The world as it is now — Yom Kipper on livestream

I am always struck by how the outside world doesn’t know how besieged we human beings feel. All of a sudden, it’s fall. The leaves have started...

Opening Shul Youth Programs During COVID

One of the more challenging decisions that a shul faces at this time is what to do about its youth program.  I think most people in our community...

The sukkah is life

At the end of the day, despite our cinder block corners, despite our metal cross bars, despite the snap-in joints, the sukkah is not a solid...

Sukkot: My Sukkah’s on Fire

During the Sukkot holiday, the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles erupts in joyful celebration. Our forty-plus kosher restaurants all have...

Yom Kippur: It’s a Matter of Life and Death

Yom Kippur always leaves us ample time to ponder and reflect — not merely on the weighty matters of our misdeeds of the past year or our fate for...

Trump and his Proud Boys: Are you scared yet?

The past four years of Donald Trump occupying the White House have induced more than their share of scary moments. Kids in cages. Men killed by...

This Sukkot, I am NOT playing the lottery

I take the ticket out of my wallet and scan it. Beep beep, the device is making the typical noise and then it shows a message on the display screen....