The crises in Egypt and Syria continue to enflame these large neighbors of Israel with no signs that the extreme violence will abate any time soon. That gruesome landscape makes the current Israeli-Palestinian efforts at diplomacy even more striking,...

“Indeed, the range of health-related, behavioral, and social outcomes with which religiousness is associated is both provocative and puzzling.” — Michael E. McCullough and Brian L.B. Willoughby, “Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations,...

Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, who formally succeeded his rabidly anti-Israel predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday, has been oft described by mainstream media as a more moderate leader, even though his harshness toward advocates for change...

The European Union has taken two recent actions affecting Israel and the Middle East. At best, they give mixed signals to the parties to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process; at worst, they undermine U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s painstaking...

The first “there” in the headline above refers to a potential agreement between Israel and Palestinian negotiating blocs. The second “there” refers to the negotiating table that United States Secretary of State John Kerry has worked tirelessly,...

When in the course of American events we have the opportunity to have a thoughtful and meaningful dialogue about race relations, you can be sure of one thing: Al Sharpton will do everything in his power to mess it up.Living up to his deserved reputation...

Last week the HBO drama “True Blood,” a fantastical variant of our world rife with supernatural beings, presented the children of a fairy-human union as progressing from infants to young adults in just a few days. The offspring grew up so fast they...

 “If you would see the man’s monument, look around.”— Translation of Latin inscription near the tomb of Sir Christopher Wren, LondonWilliam “Bill” Kahn was genetically “hard-wired” to devote his entire adult life to fighting for  social...

The problem with advocacy for a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is this: No one can posit a scenario that ends well.Recent utterances by Israeli and Palestinian voices alike suggesting the end of two-state efforts show a skepticism...

When the Arab Spring and Iran’s Green Revolution erupted in the Middle East, many Israel loyalists (including us) were concerned about the short-term conflagrations that would make things worse and more unsettled. Ascendance of the Muslim Brotherhood...

It’s a massive disappointment that the Illinois same-sex marriage law failed. It’s even more disappointing that this happened largely due to the actions of some African-American church leaders who apparently believe it’s acceptable for individuals...

As our 2013 Unsung Heroes event and accompanying OY! Magazine showed last week, it is not remotely necessary to be a financial juggernaut to help the community. Simple acts of loving kindness, in the Jewish tradition, ought be appreciated, and so we have...