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Kindling A Fire

There is some questioning as to the reason why the Melacha of kindling a fire, was written separately from the other thirty-eight constructive acts...

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Kenneth Cohen

Making Regime Change Work Again in Iran

America made regime change work reasonably well in Iran in 1953. It can do so again, if it admits what many Iranians – perhaps most – are openly...

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Ira Straus

The King Who Will Not See the Sun Again

The King Who Will Not See the Sun Again

The hounds search for him on every street, And the hawks keep watch from the skies. Is he alive, or is he dead? Conscious or unconscious? By faith he...

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Celeo Ramirez

The First AI War

When retrospective books are written in the future about the current war in Iran, it will be seen to have been a historic – perhaps revolutionary...

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Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Our Heart Is in the East. We Are Far Away.

I have first cousins scattered around the world, from Venezuela to Jerusalem – more than sixty of them, thank God. I hear about their lives in an...

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Mijal Bitton

Only The Best

Only The Best

My beloved friend Avraham Beard worked for the legendary advertiser Colin Millward as a marketing creator. When Avraham brought him an idea, Millward...

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Nitzan Bergman

Between Fear and Faith

Between Fear and Faith

When I leave my office at a Jewish nonprofit at night, there is sometimes a moment when I pause before opening the door. Outside, the parking lot is...

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Ashley Inbar

The American Public Has No Clue What Is At Stake With Iran

There are moments in history when a civilization faces a threat so clear that one assumes the public must understand it. Yet again and again,...

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Paul Mendlowitz

The £60 Billion Question: Why Israel Gets More Bang for Its Buck Than Britain

Operation Epic Fury Has Exposed the Catastrophic Gap Between Defence Spending and Defence Capability The United Kingdom has, depending on the source,...

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Vincent James Hooper

Heir to the Ayatollah – Mojtaba Khamenei

Heir to the Ayatollah – Mojtaba Khamenei

There are men who chase power loudly, greedily, and in full view. Mojtaba Khamenei never belonged to that category. He understood something far more...

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Catherine Perez-Shakdam

Trump’s Trade Ultimatum to Spain: Reassess South of Gibraltar

President Trump this week issued a direct threat: “Cut off all trade with Spain” and “we don’t want anything to do with Spain” after Prime...

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Amine Ayoub

Signs of the Mashiach: Chinese Jews Returning and the Story of the Mashiach Cat

Signs of the Mashiach: Chinese Jews Returning and the Story of the Mashiach Cat

Chinese Jews, the revival of the Kanaani cat, and the quiet signs of redemption Signs of the Mashiach: From the Land of Sinim to the Kanaani Cat The...

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Mikhail Salita

The Vector Battlefield: How AI Can Be Engineered to Map Israel—For Hope and Harm

This article was developed with the assistance of AI language models (Gemini, Claude and ChatGPT) for editing and technical review. I imagine there is...

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Joe Nalven

Google, Wiz and Israel’s Innovation Heart

Why this record-breaking deal feels like more than an exit to me – it is a vote of confidence in Israeli talent, resilience and renewal, and in the...

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James Ogunleye

The UN Definition of Indigenous Peoples & Jews

The UN Definition of Indigenous Peoples & Jews

The most widely cited framework for Indigenous Status comes from United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which outlines several...

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Monique Dietvorst

The Other Side

I’ve been tough on my Modern Orthodox (MO) community in several recent columns. Although I stand by what I wrote, I also understand that...

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Joseph C. Kaplan

The Gospel According to Tucker

The Gospel According to Tucker

In 2023, Tucker Carlson performed a miracle that would make a Jesuit monk weep: he read the Bible once and instantly became the Supreme Arbiter of...

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David Nekrutman

US, Israel Race To Achieve Iran War Objectives

Nearly two weeks after the United States and Israel went to war with Iran, President Donald Trump appears eager to wrap it up expeditiously, worried...

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Sheldon Kirshner

To the Litani and Stay: Why Israel Needs Sovereignty, Not Strips

Once again, the sirens have sounded across the Galilee. Once again, families in Kiryat Shmona, Metula, and the kibbutzim of the north have been forced...

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Jacob chernavsky

608: Nechemiah ben Chushiel and the Jewish Alliance with Persia

JEWISH MOMENTS IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL In the early seventh century, Jewish leaders in Babylonia and the Land of Israel sought to translate enduring...

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Shlomo Pereira

Temple Fast-Pass (Vayakhel-Pekudai)

Temple Fast-Pass (Vayakhel-Pekudai)

“People don’t go there anymore. It’s too crowded.” – Yogi Berra The Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando is one of the...

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Ben-Tzion Spitz

Temptation of War – the Horizon Offered by Isaiah

Temptation of War – the Horizon Offered by Isaiah

“Still, a white sail is on the horizon, facing a heavy black cloud. Whatever we ask for, let it be.” (Naomi Shemer) The ability to think beyond,...

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Hanoch Ben Pazi

Finding Resilience in Connection

Finding Resilience in Connection

These days, our lives in Israel are measured by the distance to the nearest safe room. The “new routine” is anything but routine—punctuated by...

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Ayala cohen

Smart People, Useful Idiots?

Smart People, Useful Idiots?

In the modern information battlefield, intelligence is no immunity against manipulation. In fact, it can sometimes make one more susceptible to it....

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Andrei Schwartz

Vayakhel: Sustaining Creation Through Rest

Shemos 35:2: שֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִים֘ תֵּֽעָשֶׂ֣ה מְלָאכָה֒ וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י...

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Jeffrey roblin

The Freedom to Choose or Not to Choose: That is the Question

The Freedom to Choose or Not to Choose: That is the Question

This column was co-authored by Gail Hammerman and Paula Mann, Vice-Chair of Hadassah’s National Educators Council Can you imagine being a parent and...

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Gail hammerman

Milk, Money, and the Many Forms of Giving

In the announcements of eJewishPhilanthropy, the section titled “Major Gifts” usually reads like a ledger of generosity measured in dollars: a...

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Daphne Lazar Price

Today’s Villain, Tomorrow’s Statesman: The Changing Faces of Israel’s Leaders

Today’s Villain, Tomorrow’s Statesman: The Changing Faces of Israel’s Leaders

Political reputations are rarely permanent. In Israel especially, they tend to move in cycles — from admiration to rejection, from rejection to...

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Gil Samsonov

How WhatsApp Runs Israeli Small Business

How WhatsApp Runs Israeli Small Business

In most countries, businesses communicate with customers through email, SMS, or dedicated apps. In Israel, there’s really only one channel that...

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Achiya cohen

Yentl – A Review

Evelyn Krape above Amy Hack (c) Manuel Harlan; used with permission from Manuel Harlan. Based on the original short story by Isaac Bashevis...

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Jonathan baz

Hachodesh: Receiving the Kiss We Never Lost

Hachodesh: Receiving the Kiss We Never Lost

The first Rashi in the Torah notes that the Torah should have started with the commandment of “Hachodesh Hazeh Lachem.” The Mitzvah of renewing...

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David Lemmer

The Lion’s Authority: A Cemetery Crisis in Paris

As Operation Sha’agat Ha-ari – The Lion’s Roar – continues, we have an opportunity to examine another remarkable volume of responsa bearing...

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Levi cooper

Marcel Hollender In Concert

Marcel Hollender In Concert

I remember being 20 years old, flipping through TV channels and always coming across Shalom Brasil. The program used to showcase events from the...

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Silas Anastacio

A Censored Voice of America Persian Just Got a Second Chance

A Censored Voice of America Persian Just Got a Second Chance

Last weekend, federal judge Royce Lamberth—a Ronald Reagan appointee—ruled that Kari Lake had no legal authority to serve as acting Senior Advisor...

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Kyle moran

Is Rising Antisemitism a Sign of Global Crisis?

Today we must understand a fundamental fact about the world we live in: humanity has become completely interconnected and interdependent. This did not...

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Michael Laitman

Two Reasons Why I Don’t Support This War

Many people I speak to who support the war support it for one of two reasons: They believe it is necessary to stop Iran from having nuclear weapons...

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Shayna Abramson

When the Swastika Returns Without Shame

When the Swastika Returns Without Shame

How Come They Are Not Ashamed To Hate Publicly? A man recently confronted another passenger on a cruise ship after noticing large swastika tattoos...

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Tsahi shemesh

We are not alone

Sometimes it appears that the world has gone crazy. In recent years, people who otherwise appear to be sensible and compassionate ignore, excuse,...

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Steven Saks

Distinguishing between the two wars being fought in Iran

Distinguishing between the two wars being fought in Iran

Why understanding the difference between Trump’s objectives and Netanyahu’s matters for how (and whether) this conflict ends America’s public...

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Ariel Beery

Miezyslaw Weinberg: The Circle of the Destiny

Tribute to the outstanding composer on the 30th anniversary of his passing Part I can be read here.  Soviet years  and Shostakovich Surviving alone,...

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Inna Rogatchi

Thank Gad for saving us!

Thank Gad for saving us!

Our Jewish tradition warns against the character flaw of ingratitude. The Sages (in Midrash Shemot Rabbah) even point out that a person (like Pharaoh)...

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Tzvi Mauer

Three Types of Community (Vayakhel-Pekudei)

Three Types of Community (Vayakhel-Pekudei)

A long drama had taken place. Moses had led the people from slavery to the beginning of the road to freedom. The people themselves had witnessed God...

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Jonathan Sacks

Like it or not BBC, Iran’s rogue regime is the world’s problem

I find it fascinating that the BBC insists on referring at every opportunity to the fight against the brutal, murderous, terror-sponsoring,...

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Jan Shure

Occupy Iran’s Gulf Shoreline

The way to protect the Persian Gulf is clear: Take the entire Iranian shoreline along the Persian Gulf. And annex it. Rightly annex it. It is a...

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Ira Straus

We are the material of the mishkan

In the midst of war, how does the Torah portion speak to us? As a Jewish American, I can’t even answer that question because it contains an...

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Ruth Schapira

The Curious Incident of the Brain in Wartime

Sirens outside, neurological theatre inside, and the inconvenient discovery that one’s own nervous system has a flair for drama Observations from a...

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Talyah Ginsberg

Jerusalem mix

What strikes me lately is that we’ve had wars — plural. The word moves too easily into conversation now, as if it were a season or weekend plans....

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Religious Freedom Crisis in Syria

Religious Freedom Crisis in Syria

Syria is passing through a complex political phase after years of war and conflict. However, recent international reports indicate that the issue of...

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Rami al dabbas

The Pilecki Institute Inaugurates its New York City Branch

This coming weekend, the Pilecki Institute will officially launch its activities in Manhattan’s financial district at 92 Greenwich Street,...

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Andrzej Pawluszek

Iran, Trump, and the Time Trap

Iran, Trump, and the Time Trap

In the war that Donald Trump is waging against the Iranian mullahs, the military issue is not the only one that matters. The real question may be...

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Gilles Touboul