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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland on December 26, 2025, was far more than a routine diplomatic gesture. It marked a deliberate expansion of...
The Islamic Republic of Iran has weathered another wave of anti-government protests, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed on January 12....
(ii) He should restore the present natives of the nation of the Modern Israel to the knowledge of the real emphasis of the spiritual life. For this...
If Trump strikes Iran, what are the scenarios for the Middle East and the world order? Since the outbreak of the revolt in Iran, at the beginning...
http://gty.im/2063131913 If I am not for myself, who will be for me? As early as the Babylonian period, Hillel the Elder emphasized the importance...
I am as Askenazi as they come. When I was a child, a neighbor told my mother that I resembled Shirley Temple. “Vere ist Shirley Temple?” my...
We’ve emerged into the “day after the war” period, eyes squinting and tearing as we try to adjust to the vast horizon that lies ahead. I longed...
My world has changed tremendously since my last blog post. On January 4, 2026, I joined a group of volunteers my age, who have committed to a year...
We are here today because many people have been told a lie. The lie is simple: Judaism and liberal values are in conflict. One must choose between...
The Modern Language Association’s Executive Director Paula Krebs stepped forward not one but three times to stumble through confused explanations of...
Disclaimer: I do believe that the newly released epic Nuremberg drama ( 2025) was well intended. We do need the films on the theme today and...
Why Is the World Looking Away from Iran? Since the start of 2026, Iran has been rocked by protests that are neither small nor fleeting. They are...
In the shadow of history, moments arise when nations are called upon to act—not for conquest, but for principle. Today, the United States faces such...
Reports have emerged that Israel is already mapping out a renewed Gaza City offensive for March, pending President Trump’s approval. This hits me...
Last week, I was stopped on the street by a woman who smiled and said hello. I smiled back and said hello. Then she said, “You don’t remember...
Antisemitism is often treated as a historical mystery or a uniquely irrational obsession. We explain it through theology, politics, economics,...
It is indisputable that major league mistakes were made by the governments of both Israel and the United States in dealing with the recent 2019 –...
Effective this month, the Chinuch Horizons podcast series will be completing three years of listening pleasure. Since its inception, Chinuch...
Ran Gvili is not yet home. We do not have closure, yet our gathering place is closing up shop. We, the people of Hostages Square, are delighted...
What could be the consequences of such event on the region in general and on Israel in particular The fall of the Islamic regime in Iran, if and...
I am really struggling with all the lies. Public figures, including especially politicians, say whatever suits their cause. They throw around...
One of the most frightening phrases in the Torah appears again and again in Parashat Va’era : וַיֶּחֱזַק לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שָׁמַע “Pharaoh’s heart...
Keir Starmer, prime minister of the United Kingdom, is a politician who respects the democratic tradition. He is the epitome of an old-fashioned...
“Where There Is No One — Be the Person” — A Lesson for Our Times In Parshas Shemos, Moshe Rabbeinu witnesses an Egyptian striking a Hebrew...
Stay with me. I need You to stay with me Forever Be with me Support me As I go Love me I need You to love me As I love You Stay with me Show me Be...
Over the past year, Europe’s streets have been chock full of protesters. Hundreds of thousands have turned out in London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid,...
Last June, the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa, Canada’s capital, was vandalized by Iain Aspenlieder, a middle-aged lawyer formerly employed...
Parshas Shemos opens with a difficult time for Klal Yisrael. After Yosef and his generation passed away, the Jewish people multiplied in Egypt, but...
Having observed and dealt with stress for over 30 years — as a combat soldier and officer in special units, and later as a combat psychologist in...
Being invited to the Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony in Tbilisi was already a great honor for me. The invitation came from Tsiuri...
So, the United Arab Emirates has decided to protect its Muslim youth from radicalisation by discouraging them from studying at British...
Every year, I spend time in Israel. This year, I am here as a film producer and writer for two documentary films and two books that will be based...
Tal-Sarah, a young soldier in my PALMAR (combat medical extraction unit), is a symbol of bravery and determination, having made history as part of...
Thinking, that rare human activity, could come in handy sometime Disclaimer: I’m not saying to nitpick on terminology to make the working class...
Nazi Scandal in Germany’s Paratroopers: Defense Minister Pistorius Demands Sanctions and a Command Shake-Up An elite unit under fire — at the worst...
It does not happen often that you wake up on a Saturday morning in the new year of 2026, only to read that Caracas has been targeted by American...
When the Islamic Republic begins to crack, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will not simply watch the rubble fall. It will move –...