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Two individuals, respectively in the United States and Italy, have been arrested on charges of being involved in the January 28th, 2024, drone...
It would be futile to attempt to analyze the entire debate about whether or not anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The point is that the entire debate...
You are worn when my younger daughter accompanies her sister to the bus stop. You are worn to the farmers market when we go early Saturday morning....
I’ve come across an article about an American multi-millionaire who wants to live forever. He has a strict routine every day. He is monitored by...
Recently, I traveled to the United States to participate in the JFNA General Assembly. It wasn’t my first time at this event or similar ones, but...
The Shopping Conspiracy: How Israeli startups tackle the environmental consequences of corporate greed and overconsumption – by Frederic Eger –...
Recently, I was honored to be named by the BBC as one of the 100 most influential women for 2024. The list highlights extraordinary women whose...
I was a troubled teen. None of the people I have met since then can believe it, but it’s true. I was a teenager of the 60’s and all that...
From time to time, I am reminded of a few stories I once heard that I cannot seem to forget no matter how much time passes or how hard I try. Tales...
Some things last forever. Some things seem to last forever, but don’t. Suffering seems to have been around since the beginning of time. But it...
Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu is Israel’s longest standing Prime Minister, having served from 1996–1999, 2009–2021, and 2022 to the present. In...
Well, what a twist. I looked at the comments below the article about Netanyahu not coming to Poland for fear of being arrested. Apart from the...
When La Roquette Street served as a haven for Sephardic Jews in North Africa, it was a thriving area with synagogues and spices. Today,...
In the heart of Asia, a shifting alliance between North Korea and Russia is rippling across the global geopolitical landscape, extending its impact...
CEOs often say their employees are their most important asset. Yet, when it comes to protecting that asset, it’s the CEO who may be dropping the...
As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) wrapped up its 2024 sessions, one thing became abundantly clear: when it comes to Israel, the UNGA...
The Houthis are recklessly exposing Yemen — a poor and underdeveloped country still caught up in a civil war — to economic ruin. Unprovoked...
Last night’s wake up call, courtesy of our friends in Yemen, came at a pretty inconsiderate hour. When my husband and I heard the siren, we...
The European Union stands at a critical juncture in its quest to establish itself as a credible global geopolitical actor. With its intricate web...
I am like an autumn leaf, lying on the ground, below the tree that has discarded me. Disowned by the tree, I am cut off from the lifeblood from...
“When my reserve unit didn’t call me up for duty, I sank into a deep depression” writes Yair, the co-editor of One Day in October about the...
“And these are the children of Yaakov, Yosef was seventeen years old…” In most cases up until now the Torah tells us the age of a person either...
The world faced many challenges in 2024, including very dangerous heat waves and outbreaks of the infectious diseases dengue and mpox. Dengue...
Er and Onan’s story is, perhaps, the darkest in all Tanach. A bold claim especially given the stiff competition. While not a history book,...
Upon the discovery of Norma Jean’s Bar & Grill in Panama, Iowa, and finding a photo of Marilyn Monroe with Miss Iowa, the Leader did more digging...
Take responsibility, too, for your psychological, physical, and social health It’s hard to get out of the slave mentality because everyone praises...
The government of Lithuania’s threats of criminal charges against me remain open. These threats were instigated as an intimidation tactic to...
One of the most fundamental questions about the Torah turns out to be one of the hardest to answer. What, from God’s calling to Abraham in ...
There is an extremely disconcerting trend of parents potentially losing their children, or sending them away for brief periods of time, that...
When Jewish immigrants began arriving on ships through the port of Jaffa in the late 19th century, there was a general consensus as to why they...
The world’s globalist organizations, the UN, the EU, and the ICC, are fearful of patriots like President-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister...
by “Kugel Man” In last week’s installment, we talked about the rebound we had during Chol Hamoed, following a disappointing start to Sukkos. If...
A political controversy erupted in Stamford, CT this past summer. A long-serving local politician, Ms. Anabel Figueroa (D-8), had given several...
Paradox of Hope:What Israelis Expect from Trump’s Return A new comprehensive study by the Dor Moriah Analytics Center has revealed Israeli...
Veyeshev: The Secret Identity וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָהַ֤ב אֶת־יוֹסֵף֙ מִכׇּל־בָּנָ֔יו...
It’s a funny kind of thing, yet it works. When someone is down and out, giving to help others might seem counterintuitive, but it’s the ticket...
It’s true I woke up on Sunday, Oct 8th, 2023, a profoundly changed woman. I went to sleep one person, and as I processed the shocking, horrific...
How does an arrogant spoiled young man become known as Judaism’s first Tzaddik , righteous person? Though casting Yosef into a pit and selling...
I try to read the weekly Torah portion every Thursday or Friday night in advance of Shul on Shabbat morning. Each year, I also read from a...
When reading the beginning of this week’s parasha it is hard to escape the impression that Joseph was a spoiled, nasty, egocentric and divisive...