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My Zionist Haggadah — Next Year in Jerusalem

My Zionist Haggadah — Next Year in Jerusalem

Today, two and a half years after October 7th, in the midst of a war with Iran, another war with Hezbollah, and a world that feels increasingly...

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From the River to the Sea — A False Freedom

From the River to the Sea — A False Freedom

This reflection is part three of a three-part series. Hardened Hearts: Power, Ideology, and the Long Road to Freedom. In this reflection, we turn to...

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Consistency in a World of Ceasefires

Consistency in a World of Ceasefires

Resilience Under Fire — What Parshat Tzav Teaches About Responsibility in an Unresolved World We are living through a time of ceasefires—moments...

26.03.2026 30

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When Leaders Harden Their Hearts: From Pharaoh to Iran

When Leaders Harden Their Hearts: From Pharaoh to Iran

Why do some leaders and regimes refuse to surrender—even when defeat is obvious and the cost to their people becomes unbearable? The answer is not...

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Is Israel Held to a Higher Moral Standard?

As we begin rereading the Book of Vayikra, it is hard to ignore the discomfort. A book of sacrifices, offerings, and priestly rituals feels far...

18.03.2026 40

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When Surrender Means More Than Defeat

Part 1 of a Series: Hardened Hearts: Power, Ideology, and the Long Road to Freedom The Middle East today is once again confronting a difficult...

16.03.2026 60

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From the Mishkan to Israel: Iran and the Moral Test of Our Time

This week’s double parsha, Vayakhel–Pekudei, addresses two timeless questions that shape every society: how a people builds its purpose and...

11.03.2026 40

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Broken Tablets and Golden Cracks: From Rock Bottom to Repair

History usually moves slowly. But sometimes it moves in moments that feel almost biblical. The dramatic events unfolding around Iran — a regime that...

04.03.2026 60

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How Dare You Ask Me for My DNA?

Today, the 12th of Adar, is my birthday. It is also the month of Purim — when Jews around the world read the Book of Esther and remember how a...

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Leadership, Charm, and Ego

This week, coming out of watching the film Nuremberg, I found myself unsettled — not only by the horrors of history, but by the psychology of...

25.02.2026 60

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Why Israel Has Become the World’s Moral Battleground

Why Israel Has Become the World’s Moral Battleground Walk through Europe today and you see magnificent churches — soaring ceilings, stained glass,...

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October 7 and the Collapse of Moral Language

04.02.2026 40

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Leaving No One Behind

28.01.2026 30

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Who Has the Courage to Speak the Truth?

24.12.2025 60

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Chanukah After Sydney: When Naming Evil Becomes a Moral Test

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Hatred as a National Project: From the Middle East to the Western World

10.12.2025 50

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A World of Fortresses: Global Fear, Broken Narratives

03.12.2025 50

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The World Is Filled with Hamas

23.10.2025 40

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Look in the Mirror: A Teshuvah Call to the World

25.09.2025 50

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This is our Land 

11.09.2025 40

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Messages in the Madness; Rise up for Israel

07.08.2025 40

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From Balak to TikTok: Why the World Still Hates a Blessed People

09.07.2025 70

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Holding the Centre Together

28.05.2025 30

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The Holiness of Speech

02.05.2025 30

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Broadcasting from the Soul

27.04.2025 30

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Power and Leadership Accountability

12.03.2025 50

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We Have No Other Land. Nowhere Else to Go

06.02.2025 50

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