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May 17, 2026, 8:46 AM

Defiling the Land — And Us

“Do not leave the body hanging overnight...for it is an affront to God; do not defile the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” (Deut. 21:23) On March 30 the Knesset passed a law mandating the death penalty...

Apr 10, 2026, 8:20 PM

Antisemitism, Deicide, and Revolution

One hundred years ago my wife’s uncle owned a small shop in Slovakia. He and his family were among the 100 Jewish families that lived in the largely Catholic village of Zborov. Every year during Holy Week (the week...

Jul 20, 2025, 1:51 PM

Nationalist-religious rabbis are missing in action

Masked settlers hurl rocks at Palestinians from the top of a hill in the West Bank village of Sinjil, July 4, 2025. (JOHN WESSELS / AFP)

Why is there no outcry? Are they so seduced by the idea of settling the land that they are willing to overlook murder, arson, and theft?

Jun 9, 2024, 6:26 PM

The Death of Genocide

Since October 7 “genocide” has rolled effortlessly off our tongues. To Israelis, Hamas’s murder, rape, and kidnapping of more than 1,200 people prove that Hamas is committed to its goals of making Palestine Judenrein through violent jihad and exterminating...

Nov 30, 2023, 9:43 PM

Something rotten at Columbia

To Minouche Shafik, President Columbia University I am an alumnus of Columbia, having earned a doctorate in ethics from its Department of Philosophy in 1973. I have always been proud of that degree and the invaluable education Columbia gave me. At Columbia,...

Sep 11, 2023, 7:23 AM

The end of the beginning

Your ministers are rogues and cronies of thieves; Every one is avid for bribes and greedy for gifts; They do not judge the case of the orphan, and the widow’s cause never reaches them. (Isaiah 1:23) Israel is in severe political crisis, her...

Mar 13, 2023, 1:08 PM

From Zion came forth sacrilege

“Their weapons are tools of lawlessness. Let not my soul be included in their council and let not my being be counted in their assembly. When angry they slay a man, and when pleased they maim an ox. Cursed...

Jul 6, 2022, 11:17 AM

To Presbyterian Church USA: Your anti-Israel resolution bears false witness

Flyer for the PCUSA General Assembly, 2022. (Facebook)

Why demonizing Israel as an apartheid state would be a poor decision for PCUSA - and 5 constructive steps to help Palestinians to take instead

Aug 5, 2021, 12:08 PM

Dear Anuradha, I’d love to hear more about your moral principles

Montage: Anuradha Mittal (Courtesy) / Ben & Jerry's (Times of Israel)

Given your public support for BDS, it seems your problem is not with the territories, it’s with Tel Aviv

Jul 14, 2021, 12:18 PM

God doesn’t wear a Borsalino

Illustrative. Ultra-Orthodox men. (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)

God may be in Bnei Brak, but God is also in Israel's policy-making government offices, pushing justice, fairness, and well-being for the entire Jewish people

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About Me

Dr. Eugene Korn is a dati-leumi rabbi who lives in Jerusalem. He is the author of, among other books, 'To Be a Holy People—Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values.'