Washington correspondent for more than 35 years and has worked for such outlets as Newhouse News Service, the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, NJ Advance Media and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A ...

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

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 ...

The problem is Mitch McConnell. He’s been unwilling to allow debate on any amount of state and local funding.

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 ...

We know that every word of the Torah contains infinite wisdom. Indeed, one could dedicate many lifetimes to even just one word of the Torah. While this is true of every word, probably the Torah’s most ...

I'm beginning this week’s column on Motza’ei Shabbat/Chag here in Israel. As I write these words, it is still Sh’mini Atzeret in the States, with Simchat Torah still to come. For us, it is already ...

The New York City Police Department convened its annual High Holiday Security Briefing at NYPD Headquarters at One Police Plaza, detailing comprehensive multi-layered security protocols, enhanced ...

Three years after the October 7 massacre, United Hatzalah Founder and President Eli Beer traveled to southern Israel together with four United Hatzalah volunteers who were among those who responded to ...

I took an informal poll of what Mar Cheshvan means to my children. One responded, “Lots of school.” The other, “Nothing.” To me, it means routine. For someone who appreciates the daily routines and ...

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 ...

(Oct. 9, 2026 / JNS) The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, an independent judicial body in The Hague, in its entirety on Friday. The move builds on an ...