As I chronicled the decline and fall of the United States, however, I was always buoyed by the thought that at least the Jews have a haven to which they can flee: Israel

I’m somewhat of a collector of stories of astounding second chapters that no one could have possibly anticipated

In all that she did, Debbie Markowitz embodied the quality of “thinking out of the box” 

“Kadi justice” — a Middle Eastern sheikh sitting under a palm tree dispensing justice according to his whims of the moment

“In a democracy, according to Barak, courts are placed above the government”

The current Israeli legal system is almost entirely the creation of one man, Aharon Barak

Another drama unfolded in Neve Yaakov, almost simultaneously with the terrorist attack

Rav Noach Weinberg used to say, “In a crazy world, we [i.e., Torah Jews] are the least crazy”

In the realm of ideas, there are no permanent defeats, but also no permanent victories

Their obvious differences make chassidim the prime targets not only of street thugs, but also of the New York Times