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Ta si pa upa!?

Ni lepo, če in ko se veliki spravljajo na majhne. Na primer, Kitajska (LRK), ki ima 1400 milijonov prebivalcev, se spravlja na Litvo, ki jih ne...

(POGLED) Menedžerska perspektiva: Tri skupne značilnosti epidemije in energetske krize

A ne bo enostavno, saj je večina organizacij - podobno, kot je to bilo in je deloma še danes - organizacijsko in vodstveno povsem nepripravljena...

US charges Belarus with air piracy in flight diversion nation blamed on Hamas threat

NEW YORK — US prosecutors charged four Belarusian government officials on Thursday with aircraft piracy for diverting a Ryanair flight last year...

Yitro: We Will Do and Therefore Understand

Often people will speak to me about their struggles with faith.  Any sensitive human being, seeing tragic elements of the lives we live of life,...

The Texas Synagogue Attack: A Mountain of Jewish Intergenerational Trauma

Jewish intergenerational trauma has become a phrase widely used by Jewish activists worldwide. It’s no secret that mental illness including...

Jewish organizations wasting millions on branding

So there was a public smack-down between branding studio Big Duck questioning Shalom Hartman Institute about its ties to Israel. But that uproar is...

What does memory have to do with belief in God? 

For some people, belief comes easily. From a young age they have believed in God, and that has remained a constant throughout their lives. For...

What is a Soul? III (4). The Many Souls of Man—Other Souls

In the previous installments of The Many Souls of Man, we discussed the animal soul,  Nefesh HaBahamit , the godly soul, Nefesh HaElokit , and the...

Our Vulnerability Is Our Strength

In Colleyville, Texas, this past weekend, Malik Faisal Akram exploited Congregation Beth Israel’s desire to welcome and help those less...

A Deeper Response to Colleyville

The attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas last Shabbat has left us to yet again process the rise of antisemitism in the US and the world....

Orthdox, Sane–and Alone

Over the past few months, I have heard privately and publicly from too many orthodox Jews about their feelings of loneliness and isolation. They...

Want to be famous? Look inside

Would you like to be famous? If you’d ask me if I want to be famous, my first answer would be absolutely not. I feel really bad for all those...

Good for America, Bad for Turkey: Intellectual Paradoxes of Russia Policies

Turkish-Russian relations have experienced quite problematic times throughout history. The leading role of the Russian Empire, especially in the...

Tell Me It Will Be Okay

I was recently out with a friend and during our conversation she said, “I imagine as a rabbi, you’ve been hearing from so many people dealing...

Things they tell us

They tell us that being anti-Zionist is entirely different from being anti-Semitic. They tell us that the two have nothing in common. Their message...

Jonas Noreika: Savior or slayer of Jews?

My maternal grandfather was declared a Rescuer of the Jews by the Lithuanian Genocide Resistance and Research Centre. This division is funded by...

End the filibuster. Take on antisemitism.

The terror of the hostage standoff that took place at Beth Israel in Colleyville last weekend reminds us that antisemitism is alive and well in the...

Whatever Happened to “Yordim”?

You can tell a lot about trends in society by the rise and fall of specific words and terms. “Yordim” is a good example. The word literally means...

Why does God ask questions He knows the answers to (Midrash on Bereishis)

The Midrash has some choice words for Adam because of the way he answered God’s question: “Did you eat from the tree which I told you not to eat...

VOX POPULI: Amid Omicron surge, social responsibility must come first

“Noko sesshokusha” is the Japanese term for an individual who has been in close contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. Some...

Israel turned its NSO spy firm against its own citizens

Report. NSO spyware, sold to regimes around the world to crush dissent, is also used against Israeli citizens. Mayors, anti-Netanyahu activists and...

The thorny crown of the Zulu king

Analysis. The dispute over the throne of the late Zwelithini will end in a South African court. The social shock affects the precarious balance...

Ekonomski učinki cepljenja

Omikronova različica novega koronavirusa, ki je nekajkrat bolj kužna od prejšnje delte, se je na srečo pokazala kot manj tvegana za težji...

How Energy is Aiding ASEAN’s Post-Pandemic Recovery

Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were in for a turbulent ride when COVID-19 first reared its head in 2019. The...

Report: Israeli fighter jets, refueling planes hold massive drill aimed at Tehran

Israeli fighter jets took part in a large drill over the Mediterranean that included practicing mid-air refueling, according to a report in a...

Non-Jewish US House reps form congressional ‘Caucus for Advancement of Torah Values’

JTA — Two non-Jewish members of Congress announced the formation of the Congressional Caucus for the Advancement of Torah Values on Wednesday in...

NY police seeking woman seen spitting on Jewish kids, threatening to kill them

New York police said Wednesday they were looking for a woman who approached Jewish children, made antisemitic comments and spit on them outside a...

Woman found dead in northern Israel home; husband arrested

A woman was found dead in an apartment in northern Israel early Friday morning, in what appeared to be a deadly case of domestic violence. The...

Leaning into own past, Jewish ‘Wonder Years’ writer comes of age with TV bar mitzvah

The Jewish world kvelled over last week’s episode of ABC’s popular primetime sitcom “The Wonder Years,” in which character Brad Hitman...

Societal rifts a larger threat to Israel than foreign enemies, ex-IDF chief says

Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot is warning that Israel’s internal divisions are a greater threat than its foreign foes, according to...

Christian adoption agency accused of discrimination after refusing Jewish couple

JTA — A Jewish couple is suing Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services after a Christian adoption agency that receives state funding...

Iran Exacts Vengeance On The United States

To no one’s surprise, Iran is wreaking vengeance on the United States for its central role in the assassination of one of its most revered...

What Rosie Taught Me About the Importance of a Shul

I’ve been thinking a lot about “Rosie” lately. Rosie was the nickname for Roosevelt Preston, who served for four decades as the janitor at...

Why Hong Kong should consider better regulating the working hours of foreign domestic workers and bumping their salaries

Doreen (not her real name) has worked for the same household for the past decade.She counts herself lucky for having a good relationship with her...

US Rep. Boebert asks Jewish visitors if they are spying on Capitol

JTA — Rep. Lauren Boebert asked a group of kippah-wearing Jewish visitors in a US Capitol building elevator on Thursday if they were there to do...

Repeat of old tactics

North Korea should abandon brinkmanship tactics North Korea has said it would consider resuming "all temporarily-suspended activities," in an...

US Jews prepare for Shabbat in shadow of ‘disheartening’ Texas synagogue attack

JTA — As she began to think about what she would tell her congregants on the Shabbat after the hostage crisis at a synagogue in Colleyville,...