Ever heard someone waffle on an answer during a debate? There is an elegant word for that, and it is called “tergiversate.” It may be a mouthful of syllables, but its meaning can be as evasive as the ...

Some words carry a lot of attitude. The word recalcitrant isn’t just your average adjective; it is a rebellion made up of syllables. Whether you’re dealing with a stubborn child, a nation gone rogue ...

If you’ve ever scrolled through a heated online debate or watched two political candidates duke it out on the debate stage with neither side backing down, you’re probably wondering if there is a term ...

Avraham was our progenitor. He made a discovery that dwarfs those of Pythagoras, Galileo and Einstein. He set in motion the ability of humankind to civilize itself and develop a moral and ethical ...

Newly incorporated by the Greenpoint Shul, a mom-and-pop, twice-a-week school aims to serve all of North Brooklyn’s Jewish ...

Sitting in our modest Lutheran Church in Huron, South Dakota — which had no Virgin Mary statues, saints or even bright colors — I leaned toward my mother and whispered, ...

In heaven, among the saints, the will of God prevails over all. Jesus told us that we should strive for the same on ...

Though it borders the Hasidic hub of Williamsburg, the north Brooklyn community was never known for its Jewish population - ...

Bret: Nor should you! The affordability issue is, of course, key. And Trump is doing Democrats a political favor with his ...

For most of human history, monsters were repugnant aberrations, breaches of the natural and moral order. What’s behind our ...