Originally published by Fox News on January 27, 2020, original link: https://www.foxnews.com/us/holocaust-survivor-jerry-wartski-auschwitz-liberation In the nearly 75 years since the end of World War II, Jerry Wartski never uttered a word about what he endured after the Nazis invaded his native Poland. Those around him knew him as a Holocaust survivor who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau, but the Manhattan businessman never offered […]

(originally published April 12, 2022 / 11 Nisan 5782) At the end of the upcoming Passover seder, Jews around the world will say, “Next year in Jerusalem.” Apparently, this thousand-year-old tradition will be changed by the Tzedek Congregation in Chicago, which has officially adopted anti-Zionism as a “core value.” Jews around the world face Jerusalem […]

(originally published March 30, 2022 / 27 Adar II 5782) We have a moral obligation to protect Israel. Former Secretary of State and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Mike Pompeo upheld this duty to the “nth degree.” “I knew that the deeper the ties between the United States and Israel, the more likely […]

(originally published March 30, 2022 / 27 Adar II 5782) The United States and Iran are reportedly on the cusp of a new nuclear agreement. One of the last remaining issues is said to be whether or not the Biden administration removes the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the Foreign Terrorist Organization list. The […]

(originally published March 30, 2022 / 27 Adar II 5782) We are in shock at the loss of a “giant.” Hashem, the almighty created a world with people that strive to work on themselves to become righteous in three important pillars of life. As our sages teach us, the pillars that hold the world are […]

(originally published March 18, 2022 / 15 Adar II 5782) The Orthodox Jews are by far the biggest and strongest group of Jews who support the State of Israel. Within Orthodoxy, however, there is a theological difference of opinion as to whether the State of Israel is the beginning of the redemption—and whether one supports […]

(originally published March 4, 2022 / 1 Adar II 5782) The hope of Jewish people through out all the years is that the almighty Hashem listens to our prayers. In a time of war and uncertainty in the world, we need to strengthen our prayers for the entire world & especially for our brothers & […]

(originally published February 22, 2022 / 21 Adar I 5782) The key may lie in the ancient text Pirkei Avot/“Ethics of the Fathers,” which says, “Those whose wisdom exceeds their deeds, their wisdom will not endure; but those whose deeds exceed their wisdom, their wisdom will endure.” The Pew Research Center study on “Jewish Americans […]

(originally published February 22, 2022 / 21 Adar I 5782) In an interview that aired last month with Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, former President Donald Trump said that “the Jewish people in the United States either don’t like Israel or don’t care about Israel.” His comment indicated a mistaken interpretation of the low support (30 […]

(originally published February 22, 2022 / 21 Adar I 5782) This is being written in memory of Esther Pollard, who passed away on Jan. 31. Esther was the wife of Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. intelligence analyst who in 1987 pleaded guilty to spying for and providing top-secret classified information to Israel. He was sentenced […]