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Around three in the morning, I was staring at my phone. You’d think I was doom-scrolling or waiting for early siren warnings. The general ambient...
Your Consciousness Diet, Between the Lion’s Roar and Absolute Sobriety While Israeli Air Force jets sweep across the skies of Iran, another battle...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
My beloved friend Avraham Beard worked for the legendary advertiser Colin Millward as a marketing creator. When Avraham brought him an idea, Millward...
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...
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,...
Operation Epic Fury Has Exposed the Catastrophic Gap Between Defence Spending and Defence Capability The United Kingdom has, depending on the source,...
There are men who chase power loudly, greedily, and in full view. Mojtaba Khamenei never belonged to that category. He understood something far more...
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...
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...
This article was developed with the assistance of AI language models (Gemini, Claude and ChatGPT) for editing and technical review. I imagine there is...
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...
The most widely cited framework for Indigenous Status comes from United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which outlines several...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
“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,...
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...
In the modern information battlefield, intelligence is no immunity against manipulation. In fact, it can sometimes make one more susceptible to it....
Shemos 35:2: שֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִים֘ תֵּֽעָשֶׂ֣ה מְלָאכָה֒ וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י...
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...
In the announcements of eJewishPhilanthropy, the section titled “Major Gifts” usually reads like a ledger of generosity measured in dollars: a...
Political reputations are rarely permanent. In Israel especially, they tend to move in cycles — from admiration to rejection, from rejection to...
In most countries, businesses communicate with customers through email, SMS, or dedicated apps. In Israel, there’s really only one channel that...
Evelyn Krape above Amy Hack (c) Manuel Harlan; used with permission from Manuel Harlan. Based on the original short story by Isaac Bashevis...
The first Rashi in the Torah notes that the Torah should have started with the commandment of “Hachodesh Hazeh Lachem.” The Mitzvah of renewing...
As Operation Sha’agat Ha-ari – The Lion’s Roar – continues, we have an opportunity to examine another remarkable volume of responsa bearing...
I remember being 20 years old, flipping through TV channels and always coming across Shalom Brasil. The program used to showcase events from the...
Last weekend, federal judge Royce Lamberth—a Ronald Reagan appointee—ruled that Kari Lake had no legal authority to serve as acting Senior Advisor...
Today we must understand a fundamental fact about the world we live in: humanity has become completely interconnected and interdependent. This did not...
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...
How Come They Are Not Ashamed To Hate Publicly? A man recently confronted another passenger on a cruise ship after noticing large swastika tattoos...
Sometimes it appears that the world has gone crazy. In recent years, people who otherwise appear to be sensible and compassionate ignore, excuse,...
Why understanding the difference between Trump’s objectives and Netanyahu’s matters for how (and whether) this conflict ends America’s public...
Tribute to the outstanding composer on the 30th anniversary of his passing Part I can be read here. Soviet years and Shostakovich Surviving alone,...
Our Jewish tradition warns against the character flaw of ingratitude. The Sages (in Midrash Shemot Rabbah) even point out that a person (like Pharaoh)...
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...
I find it fascinating that the BBC insists on referring at every opportunity to the fight against the brutal, murderous, terror-sponsoring,...
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...
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...
Sirens outside, neurological theatre inside, and the inconvenient discovery that one’s own nervous system has a flair for drama Observations from a...
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....
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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