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Steve WenickThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
Many countries feature a national bird. The United States chose the bald eagle, France the Gallic rooster, and the United Kingdom the European robin....
California judge Gassia Apkarian has ordered Kars4Kids to stop airing its jingle in the state unless the Jewish car-donation charity discloses that...
The Jewish calendar contains three major pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot, collectively known as the Shalosh Regalim, the “Three...
Across the United States and much of the Western world, affiliation with synagogues and churches has been declining for decades, especially since the...
Conspicuously absent from the mainstream media this week was any serious coverage of, or celebration surrounding, “Shabbat 250.” For those who may...
A good friend of mine, Lou D’Angelo, shared an interesting article titled “L’Chaim” by Leibel Kahan, which reports that when Sonoma Valley’s...
In a recent article, author and journalist Joan Swirsky introduces readers to political consultant and author Warren Kinsella’s analysis of what he...
There is a societal disease spreading across the United States. It has penetrated public schools, university campuses, corporations, media...
Anonymous sources suggest the United States and Iran are closing in on a one-page framework to end their conflict. Other, equally informed voices warn...
The relationship between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu has evolved into a bitter historical drama, with Obama’s recent “got what he...
Iran’s supreme leader isn’t hinting at compromise, he’s broadcasting defiance. Even as President Donald Trump probes for a diplomatic opening,...
Today, on social media, a grossly misinformed individual, repeated the oft repeated trope that Jews consider themselves ‘superior’ because the...
Recent reported attacks on Jewish individuals, including one in London, have renewed concerns about antisemitism in liberal democracies such as the...
A moral inversion is taking hold across parts of the West, most visibly among segments of America’s elitists. Reality is no longer debated; it is...
I hear a rising chorus of unease within the Jewish community. More than anxiety, it feels like warning sirens before a storm. The political winds have...
With echoes of the Passover still reverberating, the story of the Exodus, of a people breaking free as Egypt collapsed under Pharaoh, offers a...
Attempts to bait President Trump into reducing or abandoning support for Israel represent the latest iteration of a familiar set of strategic...
Despite the public war of words between Trump and Tehran, their saber-rattling had for the moment, given way to renewed efforts at negotiation. Yet...
The president’s political opponents and their media cohorts have done everything to paint a grim picture of America’s war against Iran. They...
Iran is not an imminent threat; it is a current one. Prior to the commencement of Operation Epic Fury Feb. 28, Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi...
During our 3500-year trek through time, we Jews metamorphosed from an upstart nation to a start-up nation. Our journey began with a promise, and today...
Last evening, I had the pleasure of listening to Yoseph Haddad, an Israeli Arab Christian who joined the IDF’s vaunted Golani Brigade. When he...
For those of you who claim the reason you do not support the war the United States and Israel are waging against Iran, is because President Trump has...
Well informed investigative personnel have uncovered a coordinated and well-funded tactic employed by anti-Semites and anti-Israel activists. Recent...