Twice during the American Revolutionary War, Jews combined stories of the Maccabees’ defeat of the Greeks with thanks for their nascent country’s victories against the British.

For many American Jews, observance of Thanksgiving is more than merely permissible; it has evolved into something quasi-sacred. (2012)

A 1998 act committing the United States to the promotion of religious freedom abroad might have been effective had it been properly implemented—but it hasn’t been.

On Thanksgiving 1789, Rabbi Gershom Mendes Seixas called upon Jews to thank God for the gift of life in a country “where no exception is. . .

The Obama administration justifies an easing of Iran sanctions on the grounds that they can be tightened again if Tehran violates its side of the. . .

America’s constitutional tradition of religious neutrality is intended not to bar religion from influencing the state but to prevent the state from corrupting religion.

The disagreement over Iran’s nuclear program is already one of the biggest U.S.-Israel blowups ever—and it could get worse before it gets better.

George W. Bush misstepped in agreeing to address a group dedicated to converting American Jews to Christianity. But the real danger to American Jewish. . .

In Canada’s 2011 elections, Jewish Canadians deserted the center-left Liberal party in favor of Stephen Harper’s pro-Israel Conservative party. Could a similar shift occur in the. . .

Morocco has become the latest American ally in the Middle East to be jettisoned by the White House in favor of a hostile regional rival.

The Obama administration may exert pressure on French diplomats to rescind their objections to a nuclear accord with Iran; Congress must stand firm.

Washington is in a position to demand the most stringent of nuclear accords and should pay scant attention to Iran’s oft-proclaimed red lines.

For as long as the Middle East both controls global oil supplies and incubates international terrorism, the United States cannot wholly leave—no matter how hard it tries.

In its pursuit of nuclear weapons, Iran poses a threat of paramount urgency to global trade, security, and stability; negotiations are doing nothing to. . .