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When the siren wails across the country on Yom HaZikaron – Israel’s Memorial Day — I hear it as a cry; like a shofar, it is a prayer beyond...
(London, Spring 2026) In recent months, I have seen a sentiment expressed more than once. A person writes that they are grateful their parents are no...
The current war in Iran and the launch of Artemis II to the Moon have spiritual dimensions that are overlooked by world media, but which have profound...
knowing that I’m here
Most countries separate mourning from celebration. Israel stacks them back to back and calls it reality. In Israel, our national calendar holds two...
“The nation has Memorial Day to remember once a year, but the bereaved families live it every day.” Like most clichés, it’s true. For us...
Tonight, Monday evening, Israel will embark on a 48-hour experience of 24 hours of remembrance of those who have given their lives in defense of this...
At White Plains’ Garden of Remembrance on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Torahs, a shofar blast, and urgent voices confronted a community grappling with...
I have to ask something that should not be controversial, but somehow is. If we take the lower end of the estimates—around 4,000 Iranians killed...
You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall not take revenge or feel resentment against the children of your people; you shall love your...
We are living in a time of war in Israel. Alongside the external danger, there is something else we all feel—deep differences between people....
The pine tree cast its shadow over the quiet grave. Outside of my small refuge, the sun bakes silent crowds. In rows and lines, they stand huddled...
I almost missed the first moon landing. It was 1969, and I was a 20-year-old college student more interested in being with my girlfriend than watching...
If in time due to a severe humanitarian crisis brought on by famine and regional devastation, harried by ongoing military conflict, displacement, and...
Where do we get our facts about Israel? For most people, the first answer is simple: newspapers. That assumption feels logical, even safe. Yet the...
I did not grow up thinking about antisemitism. I did not study it in school. It was not part of my professional life. For nearly a decade after law...
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is now demanding that the European Union suspend its association agreement with Israel. Jerusalem should welcome...
Rabbi Anchelle Perl of Chabad Mineola Responds to NY Post Article (Brandon Cruz, April 19, 2026): “Survey Shows Shocking Number of Long Islanders...
Abraham peered through the darkness at the distant enemy camp in ancient northern Canaan (the modern-day Galilee Panhandle). The dim glow of...
On Israel’s 78th birthday, we must choose: surrender a great idea to those who would distort it, or reclaim it as the living expression of Jewish...
When President Donald Trump publicly announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, it raised more than just geopolitical questions. The...
Right after the relative of a survivor lit the third candle, in memory of the 6,000,000 Jews who were killed in the Holocaust, within the solemn...
I used to walk past the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach when it was still being built in the late 1980s, just a few blocks from where my mother and I...
The source for the laws of Family Purity come from a description of a state of female impurity, known as זבה, “Zava.” The word itself means...
This week’s Torah portion describes the intricate rituals of Yom Kippur. On this singular day, the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies five...
Abuse of Women and Girls Under Hamas Rule—and What It Means for Reconstruction Domestic Violence and Political Order: Women, Silence, and Power in...
In today’s polarized political climate, few organizations are discussed as frequently and as misunderstood as the American Israel Public Affairs...
The joint statement issued by Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Bangladesh, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Turkey, and Indonesia condemning Israel’s...
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran was not merely a regional disruption; it was a direct challenge to the U.S.–Israeli military campaign...
The words fill my head, and they fall to the floor That if God’s on our side, he’ll stop the next war – Bob Dylan The Analyst’s Mandate...
“Jewish Insider” is Wrong: Democratic Senators Are Acting in Israel’s Own Long-Term Best Interests — And We Should Be Thanking Them “Jewish...
The footage of Israeli police deflating a soccer ball spread instantly- but the context behind the story is the part they won’t tell you A video...
The immortal line from Rob Reiner’s classic 1986 film “Stand By Me” about four 12-year-old boys in late 50s small town America was, of course,...
Iran War II. Holocaust Remembrance Day. Yom HaZikaron. Yom HaAtzmaut. One after the other. Six weeks of war during Pesach, followed by a ceasefire. We...
This year, I read the opening passages of the Torah portion of Tazria (Leviticus Ch. 12) with a different lens than I have in the past. I’ve long...
Shaping the Future by remembering the Past Spring brings renewal, hope, and the promise of life. A sense of contemplative peace fills the air, even...
In this past Shabbat (Beth-El, April 17, 2026), Rabbi Uri Lam spoke about tragedy and celebration, drawing on the teachings of the great sage...
Some dates do not just mark a deadline. They brutally reveal the truth of a power struggle. April 22, 2026, is one of those dates. Officially, this...
The United Nations established a body of law that every state is, in principle, expected to follow—subject to certain exceptions. At its core lies a...
It’s now official. The Democratic Party no longer views Israel as an alley. Instead, they have embraced Senator Bernie Sanders’ resolution to...
It should be a celebrated coincidence that this year Israel’s Independence Day is also Earth Day. Yet unfortunately the convergence further...
The Fourth Place: From Prayer to Power: The Urgent Case for Community Organizing in Synagogues In a time of rising antisemitism and hatred for...
This article is intentionally link-heavy. Deliberately so. The links are not decoration. They are notice architecture. They are here so that no Jewish...
This was written after reading Hen Mazzig’s Facebook post about a fourth synagogue in London bombed within the space of one month. He pleased for...
In recent weeks, Jewish communities across Western Europe have faced a disturbing wave of violence. A synagogue was set on fire in Rotterdam. A Jewish...
Israel at 78 — I must start with a declaration. I make no apology for loving this country. On Shabbat, I read an interview with a widow. Her husband...
It’s now official. The Democratic Party no longer views Israel as an alley. Instead, they have embraced Senator Bernie Sanders’ resolution to...
The United States is facing a dangerous lapse in strategic judgment. At a moment when Iran remains the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism,...
For the past two and a half years, Israel’s students have been living through a reality that defies any traditional definition of “student...
In a recent talk at the Capital Jewish Museum alongside Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer — president of the Shalom Hartman...
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