by Rami ben Ze'ev The Masquerade of Modern Identity: What Torah Teaches About Cross-Dressing and Transgenderism In every generation, society finds new ways to challenge the boundaries established by G-D. Some challenges come openly, while others arrive wrapped in the language of compassion, self-expression, or personal identity. One of the most significant examples of our generation is the growing normalisation of cross-dressing and so-called transgender behaviour. The Torah'

How a Missed USPTO Deadline Led to the Abandonment of a Trademark Application: A Client's Experience On 11 May 2026, we published an article entitled "Our Experience with Trademark Lawyer Katrina Fama and MarkATLaw.com", detailing our concerns regarding the handling of a U.S. trademark application by trademark attorney Katrina Fama. At the time of publication, we understood that the application had been abandoned by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) after

by Rami ben Ze'ev A nation cannot claim to welcome Jews while criminalising one of the oldest and most fundamental commandments of Judaism Belgium’s Assault on Brit Milah Is an Assault on Jewish Life For more than eight centuries, Jews have lived in Belgium. They have contributed to its commerce, culture, scholarship, medicine, science, and public life. Today, approximately 30,000 Jews remain in the country. Yet many increasingly find themselves asking a difficult question: i

Trading Places! (From the teachings of Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef ztvk”l)(written by his grandson HaRav Yaakov Sasson Shlit”a)(translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds, United Kingdom) Parashat Naso in the Diaspora The Parashah states, “The sacred offerings of each individual remain his own property. When they are given to the cohen, they become the [cohen’s] property” (Bamidbar 5:10). What does the Pasuk mean? Tosafot (Ta’anit 9a) quote the Chachamim fro

by Rabbi Yechiel Spero Measure for Measure Tiferet, an Israeli seminary student, was in a quandary. Her family was travelling to America to attend an irreligious cousin's wedding. The entire trip was to be sponsored by her generous uncle. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her to visit the country. However, considering the fact that her cousins were not religious, she knew the atmosphere would not be exactly what she was used to. Yet her parents very much wanted her

by Rami ben Ze'ev Norway's Antisemitism Report Reveals More Than It Intends To Norway has published a report documenting what many Jews already knew: antisemitism has risen dramatically since October 7, 2023, and many Norwegian Jews no longer feel comfortable openly identifying as Jews. The report, Jewish Life and Antisemitism in Norway, (published in Norwegian language, with an English summary) reveals that Jewish children experience exclusion at school, Jewish families incr

by Rami ben Ze’ev JTA’s Dangerous Reinvention of Idolatry as Judaism There is a profound difference between reporting on history and redefining Judaism. The recent article published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, authored by Andrew Silow-Carroll and titled “Jewish psychics and wonder rabbis are the stars of a new museum exhibit,” crosses that line repeatedly. Rather than clearly distinguishing between Torah Judaism and the superstitions, occult practices, and folk beliefs

by Rami ben Ze’ev Rupert Lowe Wants to “Restore Britain” — By Attacking Jews Before a single policy is examined, before a single slogan is repeated, before a single promise is applauded, one question must be answered: How does a sitting Member of Parliament who aspires to lead Britain fail to understand the legal structure of his own political organisation? Restore Britain Ltd, company number 16514233, was incorporated as a private company limited by shares with Rupert Lowe a

by Rami ben Ze'ev Luba Tryszynska-Frederick Luba Tryszynska-Frederick was one of those figures whose greatness emerged not from power, position, or recognition, but from a decision made in the middle of unimaginable darkness. Her story is extraordinary precisely because she was not a soldier, politician, or commander. She was a Jewish mother whose own child had been murdered, and yet she still chose to protect the children of others. She was born in Poland in 1918 into a Jewi