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Four years ago, the world gave Ukraine four days. Four days before Kyiv would fall.Four days before the government would collapse.Four days before the...
In a recent column in the Forward, Louis Keene wrote about the value Jewish tradition puts on a concept called Ameilut, a rabbinic idea that there is...
As the blizzard blankets New York, I can’t help but think about Purim. In Torah, water represents chesed — Divine kindness. It flows and...
On Belonging, Grief, and the Limits of Moral Certainty in Jewish Community Life There is an old Jewish joke: A Jewish man is stranded alone on a...
There is something unusual about the book of Esther that most people, even those who have heard the story many times, never quite register. God’s...
It’s beautiful to watch snow falling. Sometimes you have to travel far to see it. But every so often — not often — snow falls in the Jerusalem...
When we talk about trauma in a clinical setting, we often get stuck in the biology of it all. We talk about the amygdala, the nervous system, and...
There is a question the Arab world has never answered, because the Arab world has never been asked – or more precisely, because the infrastructure...
Remember what caused the ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip? On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists waged the deadliest attack on Jews since the...
The longest and most destructive war in Europe since World War II grinds on remorselessly, exacting a horrendous toll in Russian and Ukrainian lives....
VY: This is a very big and good question. And there is no response to this. So in Ukraine we have a big debate. How far can literature go in talking...
From Lab to Life: One Vaccine Fits All For decades, scientists have been pursuing the goal of a universal vaccine, able to protect us against any type...
Parashat Tetzaveh is, at first glance, a choreography of details. Measurements. Fabrics. Precious stones. Oil. Fire. Fragrance. The Torah lingers over...
Clothing has long served as an indicator of status. As the familiar adage declares, “clothes make the man.” The Torah itself appears to affirm...
This week, we study the vestments worn by the High Priest as he performed his service in the Temple. The High Priest represents the epitome of...
For Israel, the emergence of the “Peace Council” represents both a new challenge and an opportunity. This concept, operating outside the UN...
Life is so full, Thank God, there is no ending and no beginning, and we are all potential vessels of light, love and joy! Chodesh Tov is our wish when...
Remembering your first memory of a specific subject might be challenging, especially when that subject had a daily presence in your life. But even if...
On the evening of February 24, 2026 — the solemn fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine — a powerful demonstration of...
Every time I walked into a classroom to teach, third grade, eighth grade, even university, I felt a familiar knot in my stomach. Part of it was...
Spurning his spear to kill his deadly rival, Saul, David contrasts most favorably with Hagen, who kills Siegfried in an attack in which Wagner’s...
In the conflict over Israel-Palestine, competing claims to indigeneity are wielded as rhetorical weapons. Both sides invoke history, archaeology, and...
When Iran Quotes Goebbels: The Real Target Isn’t Israel – It’s Iranians When an Iranian regime spokesman invokes Joseph Goebbels, he is not...
One of those curious ‘coincidences’ of our calendar is that Purim, the festival where vesture plays such a prominent role, is usually enwrapped by...
The war in Sudan has become one of the most devastating humanitarian tragedies of our time. What began as a political and military struggle has...
Every year, when I’m in France, I try to read as much French as possible. That involves reading the weekly edition of the ‘Le Figaro’ newspaper...
Sovereignty, Self-Determination, Treaty Law, and the Elastic Standard Spain Cannot Contain Gibraltar is not a peripheral anomaly. It is the cleanest...
To Inspire OUR Instant National, Political, Social, and Cultural Maturation – Recall: Yosef, Moshe, and Esther → each in their historic moment ⇒...
The Board of Hypocrisy Part 2 If part one exposed the contradiction of empowering states that do not even recognize Israel, part two examines a...
The Mamluks did not come to Jerusalem to Daven. They came with horses and steel and the discipline of men who had once been owned. Slave-soldiers who...
Today, Narendra Modi will become the first Indian prime minister to address the Knesset. The coverage will likely focus on high-level symbolism: two...
“I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing Light of your own Being.” ...
Otherwise titled: Reducing the algorithmic advantage of conspiratorial antisemitism and antizionism. Trying to correct a viral antisemitic or...
For much of modern economic history, income has been tied to effort. Labour generated wages; capital generated returns; human judgment mediated risk....
In partnership with the São Paulo City Hall and with the support of CONIB, Wizo, Beth-El, and KKL Brazil, a special event celebrating life — Tu...
I just watched the recently released clip of former hostage Eliya Cohen returning home by helicopter. As he landed at the hospital in Israel, it felt...
What does Judaism say about space aliens? While the question might seem like the beginning of a Purim joke, the truth is that rabbis in every...
Some sentences look simple but smuggle in whole philosophies of life. Take what linguists call a counterfactual conditional: a sentence that talks...
We are now in the year 5786 after creation. We believe that we can prove by way of the Torah and Talmud, that this number is accurate. If we were to...
We celebrate Purim with costumes and celebration, but the story told in the Megillah ends with a massacre. This violence, orchestrated by Mordechai...
Once humanity is graded, hierarchy must be moralized. Intellectual systems alone do not sustain inequality. They must be justified. They must be...
Note: This article discusses a real vulnerability reported in popular media, but we do not name specific manufacturers or brands. Several companies...
The Torah didn’t command the king to carry the law because kings are naturally inclined to follow it. It commanded it precisely because they...
Defining National Interest National interest is the guiding principle of a state’s foreign policy, encompassing its core objectives—security,...
Exclusive interview with Victor Grinbaum. In his profile, he portrays himself as a journalist without pride, a radio host on hiatus, a writer for...
By Joe Nalven Gemini I would like to write a happy article even though the world is not a happy place. But there are bright spots that can dazzle us...
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...
Over the last few days, hundreds of American citizens gathered to participate in the American political process – lobbying for policy and engaging...
A Wandering Jew’s Case for a Wider Israel I have been a wandering Jew within Judaism. Not in the romantic sense—backpack, prayerbook, and vague...
I walked into that hospital expecting to see wounded soldiers. I did not expect to see the soul of Israel. The air was heavy with the sound of...
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