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Steven Abraham

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Rethinking Sacrifice in the Age of Autonomy

If we are relentlessly honest with ourselves, the Book of Leviticus—Sefer Vayikra—is the graveyard of our best biblical intentions. Every year, as...

22.03.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven Abraham

Josh Shapiro and the Politics of Jewish Restraint

Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania has been making the rounds. Bill Maher. Pod Save America. The Higher Learning podcast. And in each room — some...

19.03.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven Abraham

A Man Tried to Kill Our Children. He Blamed a Yard Sign.

(Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)On Thursday, March 12, a man named Ayman Mohamad Ghazali waited for two hours in the parking lot of Temple...

18.03.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven Abraham

A False Equivalence

There is a phrase that has become liturgical in its repetition, an incantation recited by university presidents and politicians and editorial boards...

17.03.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven Abraham