A Chok HaGiyuss (Draft Law) compromise solution: Occam’s Razor
The simplest solution is often the best.
The simplest solution is often the best.
I got divorced once myself. But I have never gained a full intellectual grasp of Israeli political divorces. They are quite a thing, aren’t they? Opinion.
The city that was so Jewish that anti-Semites would call it “Jew York” just gave its Democrat primary choice to an outright Jew hater, overt, in your face, Opinion.
Keep Amercan boys out of it but help Israel shoot down Iranian ballistic missiles and such. Opinion.
It will be more elegant if Trump drops two or three MOABs on Fordow, but that is not the only option.
I am not privy to the inner workings of Rising Lion. But everything in me says that, as soon as possible, now that Israel rules the skies of Iran, the time has come to utterly wipe out all of Iran’s oil fields, every last drop. And send Khamenei to his end. Opinion.
It has been inspiring to watch Israel play the unprecedented role of the first adult in Greta Thunberg's life ever to tell her “No.” For that alone, Israel may be deemed a “Light Unto the Nations.” Opinion.
Even the worst tragedies serve as our springboards to become stronger. Just you wait, Mssr. Macron, just you wait...Opinion.
They show no shame when attacking Netanyahu, but while he has sometimes been disappointing and may well be again, he may also be the greatest hero and best leader the generation could have asked for. Opinion.
This is a day of terrible tragedy, as we mourn a pregnant mother murdered by barbarians. That's why I have decided to remind us that there are good things happening, because we must gain strength from them to be able to survive the bad.
When Trump puts America First, it should remind Israelis not to put their faith even in the best American president Israel ever has known and probably ever will. Opinion.
If only the Knesset had been at the head of the ancient Babylonians and Romans, neither of our Temples would have fallen because, instead of sieges culminating on the 9th or 17th of Tamuz, they would have been supplying so much food that we still would be eating it today with sacrifices at the Beit HaMikdash. Opinion.
This is a disgrace and it is a shame that we, the Nation who received the Torah at Sinai, will have to look to the Southern Baptists, the Vatican, and Muslim clerics for integrity on this matter. Opinion.
It’s the same exact rallies every single week. They simply change the signs or write on the back of them. Opinion.
Trump Derangement Syndrome and Bibi Derangement Syndrome are nothing compared to Kahane Derangement Syndrome. But note that if Arabs had left Jews in Israel alone, he would have left them alone reciprocally.Opinion.
There will be minimal repercussions if Israel finally eliminates, demolishes, and eradicates. Particularly right now. Either that, or prepare for the next Hamas Gaza war in 3-4 years. Opinion.
How a Holocaust happens. Opinion.
Does the Trump-Witkoff-Netanyahu Deal have an unwritten secret annex that Phase Two never will reach fruition? Op-ed.
Though exasperated, I declare: It was criminal for anyone, other than direct relatives of the hostages, to demand a deal “at any price” and that such a deal absolutely violates core Jewish law. How many times must we replay the same debacle? Op-ed.
To save 33 tragically kidnaped hostages (and they won't all be alive), Israel will be consigning thousands of Jews to their future deaths. This is not "maybe." This is guaranteed. It happens every time.
The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) created, in conjunction with the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, uniform Conversion Policies and Standards (“GPS”) for conversion to Judaism and a nationwide network of GPS conversion courts. Here is why. Opinion.
Part 1 of 2. Welcome to the experiences of a rav of 43 years who has served in “kiruv”/outreach settings as well as in major cities. What may sound funny to Judaic Insiders can be tragic to Outsiders trying to find a portal in.
I wish Ben-Gvir well. In many ways, I love the guy. But, after what he has done, almost bringing down the government, the only vote I can fathom for sensible and sane right-wingers is Smotrich. Op-ed.
And if only we had more Daniel Pennys in the USA. Op-ed.
What kind of Jew would go to non-Jewish legislators and lobby them to embargo arms intended for Israel? Opinion.
Let Saudi Arabia and Qatar send food and water, and take in emigrants and refugees. Egypt, too.Opinion.
They always will be back, fortified with better weapons, more tunnels, better strategies learned from the last round’s mistakes. Tradition, Tradition!
The people of America saw through both Trump impeachments as the hoaxes they were and voted for what they want America to be. Opinion.
It is hard to find a parallel for such cynical political exploitation of a people’s grief and tragedy. Opinion.
: It is not enough to root for Trump and against Harris. This election is shaping up to be so close that a solid vote of American Jews in Israel just might help make a difference. You absolutely must vote now. Op-ed.
A look back from Simchat Torah 5784 to 5785 reveals a pattern of amazing truths.
To me, October 7 is not so much a one-time Arab event but a footnote to a continuing 2,000-year journey. And October 7 is not just a time for mourning but a time for Purim on Steroids. Opinion.
To H*** with them! Our response has to be: “Peace in Five Minutes After Our Hostages Are Returned and All Arms Are Laid Down.”
I am publishing only here, on Arutz Sheva, my overriding view on the elections, because it is only here that enough readers will be able to read this and understand what I am saying. Opinion.
Yes, the demonstrators are killing their loved ones. If those demonstrators were guided by wisdom, they instead would be marching with signs reading “Flatten Gaza,” “Nuke Hamas,” “Victory,” “No Ceasefire,” and “Make Sinwar into a Real Woman.” Opinion.
The November election will be tight. No matter what happens, the Guardian of Israel will not slumber nor sleep. Opinion.
We just say it in a nicer way, but Rabbis like me have been publishing it for years. Opinion.
I cannot say why these things are happening or what G-d’s plan is. This sense of miraculous times all began with the unnatural survival of President Trump. But there is more. Op-ed.
I know it will never happen, but that is not my point. Op-ed.
I comment below on matters other than Biden’s bumbling, doddering debate performance. Opinion.
If Israelis do not want their murderous Muslim Arab enemies and American benefactors to seem like giants, then Israelis cannot project themselves to the world as disloyal grasshoppers. Opinion.
The violent American encampments and the L.A. riot were not pogroms. So, then, what are they? They are violent attacks that -- very easily — could have been suppressed immediately by real Jews. Op-ed..
Three things that are so obvious, that they drive me crazy. Opinion.
Bibi now is on trial. They no longer are in his way, and he cannot blame them for obstructing him. Opinion.
Read on to understand this surprising statement from an unabashed hawk. Opinion.
Everything about the case and the way he oversaw it smelled of mendacity and corruption. Opinion.
It is time to tell Rich Uncle Joe and Chuck the Schumer to take their money and stuff it. They can go take weapons and stuff it. They just gave us the excuse to flatten Rafah.Opinion.
Right now, at this moment, Israel could get away with whatever it wants if it has the capability to go it alone. America now is weak. Israel is strong. Crazy, huh? Opinion.
If I were an American Catholic leader, I suppose I would declare Monday a day of national fasting and mourning after the sacrilege of Easter Sunday. But that is not my place. Instead, I address the matter of my own community’s apostates. Op-ed.
Or for that matter, did Israel get permission to declare independence or bomb Saddam’s reactor? Op-ed.
There is never going to be an Arab country west of the Jordan River. And more. Op-ed.
UNRWA education is singularly responsible for the Gazan Arab effort in perpetuity to destroy Israel. The great crime of conservative leadership in Israel and America is that they allowed the Left to seize control of schools for half a century. Opinion.
American Jews must understand that, even as one or another local or national politician is the one to back now, the enthusiasm should be muted by recognizing that America is Exile. Opinion.
Antisemitism is so incomprehensible that many of us Orthodox Jewish theologians believe that antisemitism is G-d’s way of “mowing the lawn”- while making sure we survive. Op-ed.
As with almost everything in our Western culture — or what once could be called “culture” — the cause of women’s rights has gone berserk. Also hypocritical. Op-ed.
The first hint that Claudine Gay was a plagiarist came when she copied 2,000 years of anti-Semites and their enablers. Two down, one to go. Opinion.
Courts cannot do that. They do not have standing to do that. Every reasonable legal system precludes judges from judging themselves.Op-ed.
This is an article I wrote two months ago, shortly after the Oct 7th massacre, and it is more true today than ever. Opinion.
Watch this series to educate your family and friends, and then share it with your friend’s college kid or niece/nephew.
Gimme a break. There would be no Hamas in Gaza without the “innocent” citizens of Gaza. Where were their Maccabee rebels? Op-ed.