(JTA) — Twenty-seven years have passed since Benjamin Netanyahu was first elected as Israel’s prime minister. Since 1996, he has headed six governments over a period of more than 15 years, more than any other prime minister. Unfortunately, his current...

Readers respond to recent Marty Rochester column Regarding the commentary “Youth of today could learn lessons from hardships of past generations” (Feb. 22 edition), I could not agree less with the view put forward by the writer, Marty Rochester. We...

(JTA) — In a country that is deeply divided, where attending anti-government protests has become a weekly ritual for many, at least one idea still unites the right and left: Israel appears to be hurtling toward a constitutional crisis. The crisis...

Sometimes teenagers actually speak to their parents. I’ve seen it happen. Even if these interactions are few and far between, the moments when they do verbally open up to a parental unit can carry some real gems of conversation. Often the teens seem...

Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz in a recent interview said Republicans shouldn’t worry that attacking Jewish billionaire George Soros, in relation to the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into former President Donald Trump, is antisemitic.   In...

(JTA) — Earlier this month the New York Times convened what it called a “focus group of Jewish Americans.” I was struck briefly by that phrase — Jewish Americans — in part because the Times, like the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, tends to prefer...

I have knishes on the brain and here's why: I have wonderful memories of meeting friends for Sunday breakfast at the old Sherman Brothers Deli on Olive at Mosley roads in Creve Coeur.  While my main dish order would vary, I always had a meat knish...

(JNS) Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich does not appear to be ready for prime time. Last week, he “clarified” public remarks saying that the Arab village of Huwara—site of the terrorist slaying of two young Israeli men as well as a host...

(JTA) — After a Palestinian gunman shot and killed two Israeli brothers in the West Bank, Jewish settlers rioted in the nearby Palestinian town of Huwara, burning cars and buildings. A Palestinian was killed and dozens were injured. Israeli Prime...

Spring is renewal, rebirth, a reboot. It offers a change in scenery and a lift to our spirits. The idea that we can look forward to seeing multi-colored flowers bloom in public spaces, at favorite nurseries and in our own yards, and watch the bright kelly...

(JNS) “It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change.” — Alice in Wonderland Fama, malum qua non aliud velocius ullum. (“There is no evil faster than rumor.”) — Virgil, from the Aeneid “Falsehood flies, and truth comes...