Forget Braun, new film reminds us we have Al Rosen to go with Koufax and Greenberg 27 Aug 2013 | 04:20 am

When Ryan Braun was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 2011, Jewish sports nuts talked about whether the Milwaukee Brewers’ slugger would end up in the pantheon with Hank Greenberg an...

Egypt: Without a prayer 27 Aug 2013 | 03:52 am

No one needs a score card to keep track of what happened in Egypt. Mubarak was ousted. An election was held. The Muslim Brotherhood won and Mohammad Morsi became president. Morsi remained in power exa...

White House says it is undeniable that chemical weapons used in Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 01:30 am

The White House said on Monday that it is undeniable that chemical weapons were used in Syria and that there is little doubt that the Syrian government used them. Related Entries August 26, 2013 Isra...

Palestinians killed in Israeli raid, peace talks continue 27 Aug 2013 | 12:37 am

Israeli troops shot dead three Palestinians during an early morning raid in a West Bank refugee camp on Monday, hours before negotiators met for another round of peace talks, Palestinian sources said....

Yosemite Rim Fire damages Tawonga Jewish summer camp 26 Aug 2013 | 11:48 pm

The largest wildfire in California’s history has led to the evacuation of a Jewish summer camp and destroyed at least one of its buildings. Related Entries July 10, 2013 Local camps react to Tawonga ...

Jews, MLK, and his ‘March on Washington’ fifty years later 26 Aug 2013 | 11:34 pm

Investigation: Y.U. sex abuse extended beyond high school for boys 26 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm

Incidents of physical and sexual abuse at Yeshiva University were not limited to its high school for boys, an investigation has found. Related Entries August 14, 2013 Childhood abuse victims name all...

U.S. State Department denies Israeli-Palestinian peace talks canceled 26 Aug 2013 | 11:15 pm

The U.S. State Department on Monday denied reports that U.S.-brokered peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians had been canceled following clashes in the West Bank. Related Entries August 26, 20...

Hillary, helmets, ‘Crossfire’ and cash 26 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm

Money, they say, is the mother’s milk of politics. Also of news, sports and the rest of the entertainment industry. Three recent stories drive that home. Related Entries August 6, 2013 As peace talks...

Israelis line up for gas masks over Syria war fears 26 Aug 2013 | 10:21 pm

Thousands of Israelis are lining up for gas masks or ordering them by phone, spurred on by fears that any Western military response to last week's alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria could ensnar...