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Parashat Emor, May Day, and Pesach Sheni

Parashat Emor, May Day, and Pesach Sheni

This Shabbat, we read the Torah portion called “Emor”. Parashat Emor is like the ancient calendar of the Jewish people. It lists all our holidays...

yesterday 4

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Dor Posner

Donald J. Trump deserves a special place in Jewish history

Donald J. Trump deserves a special place in Jewish history. Several months ago, I wrote an article praising the wisdom and foresight of Eric Hoffer,...

yesterday 10

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Lazar Ersh

Not Sold on Szold

“Labors of Love: The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Szold” the recent documentary on the life of iconic Zionist, Henrietta Szold veers away from an...

yesterday 10

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Elaine Rosenberg Miller

‘Immortal Regiment’ in Haifa on … Shabbat: Moscow’s Hand Is Showing

The “Immortal Regiment” in Haifa — on Shabbat!!! Foreign Forces Alien to Israeli Society Have Exposed Themselves. What should Israel understand...

yesterday 10

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Alexander lutsenko

Kubrick’s ‘Dr. Strangelove’ and STRATCOM’s Case of the Nukes

When Stanley Kubrick’s released upon the public Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb after a much anticipated...

yesterday 10

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Michael mosley

Pope Leo Says G-d Rejects Prayers of Jewish Soldiers–A Rabbi Pushes Back

On April 21, Warren Goldstein, chief rabbi of the Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa, spoke at a commemoration service in Johannesburg on...

yesterday 10

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Aaron David Fruh

Knesset’s Second Death Penalty Bill Debases Israel’s Lag Ba’Omer Revelry

The Knesset’s obsession with the death penalty in Israel once again collided with the Jewish liturgical calendar in yet another telling...

yesterday 10

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Michael Zoosman

What Is Zionism?

What Is Zionism?

Zionism is one of the most debated—and most misunderstood—ideas of our time. To some, it is a political movement. To others, a historical...

yesterday 20

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Jeffrey Levine

Timeless Marital Advice from the Rav of Rimanov

Among the significant yahrzeit observances during the Hebrew month of Iyar is that of  the yahrzeit of Rav Menachem Mendel of Riminov. Commemorated...

yesterday 10

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Susan Barth

When Divestment Becomes Demonization

When Divestment Becomes Demonization

There was a time when “Never Again” was not a slogan. It was a moral commitment. Today, Jewish Americans are increasingly wondering whether that...

yesterday 4

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Peter samuelson

The Hidden Curriculum of Antizionism: What the Slogans Hide

The Hidden Curriculum of Antizionism: What the Slogans Hide

The scandal is not what antizionist syllabi teach. It’s what they have to hide. In graduate school, the conclusions often arrived before the...

yesterday 10

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Kile Jones

Arab Youth Are Telling Politicians: Lay Out Concrete Plans — and We’ll Vote

For years, low voter turnout among young Arab citizens in Israel has often been explained away as “apathy,” “despair,” or “alienation.”...

yesterday 4

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Amnon Beeri-Sulitzeanu

Will Trump Fold to Iran or Crush It Before Beijing Meeting Next Week?

Will Trump Fold to Iran or Crush It Before Beijing Meeting Next Week?

Air Force One departs for Beijing on May 14. Between now and then, President Trump must decide whether he lands in the Forbidden City under a...

yesterday 20

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Celeo Ramirez

Gaza and the Real Meaning of Genocide

The accusation that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza has become commonplace in protests, social media, university activism, and...

yesterday 5

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David E. Bernstein

American Jews Are Facing An Unfair Choice

Do we have to pick between openly supporting Israel and being accepted by our peers? I had a reckoning of sorts the other night that drove home a...

yesterday 20

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Gary Rosenblatt

From Hormuz to Malacca: Why India Needs Great Nicobar Now

From Hormuz to Malacca: Why India Needs Great Nicobar Now

The project is about India’s role in the Indo-Pacific, its economic future, and its ability to shape its own strategic destiny. The project is about...

yesterday 20

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Zahack Tanvir

Seven Years Before Fridman

Seven Years Before Fridman

In July 2018 I filed a criminal complaint under Article 170² § 1 of the Lithuanian Criminal Code against the state Genocide and Resistance Research...

yesterday 20

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Grant Arthur Gochin

The Double Bind of Liberal Jews

The Double Bind of Liberal Jews

Maybe it’s the political instability and undermining of norms in Trump’s America, the erosion of support for Jews and the Jewish state, and the...

yesterday 20

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Benjamin Rubin

Beyond a Lebanon Buffer Zone

Beyond a Lebanon Buffer Zone

Israeli forces are once again fighting across southern Lebanon. The official language is familiar: cleared villages, temporary security belts,...

yesterday 5

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Ariel harkham

Why Jewish and Armenian Networks Should Work Together

Why Jewish and Armenian Networks Should Work Together

International relations are no longer shaped solely by states. Over the past three decades, power has diffused into transnational networks —...

yesterday 4

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Leo gartenstein

America 250 Just Put Shabbat Back at the Center

Everyone Reported Trump’s Shabbat Proclamation. Few Are Grasping What It Actually Means. When President Donald Trump issued an official White House...

yesterday 20

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Linda Sadacka

From Verses to Tragedy: The Story of Basant and the Missing Question of Justice

During the first half of last month, the primary focus of attention for Egyptians was neither the American Israeli war with Iran nor any other...

yesterday 20

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Mohamed Saad Khiralla

Why do you ask?

Finance Minister Betsalel Smotrich recently said, in a widely-quoted radio interview, that including an Islamicist party in the government coalition...

yesterday 20

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Judy Halper

When America Hits Pause

When a Nation Pauses: Rediscovering the Power of Shabbat 250 By Rabbi Anchelle Perl Something unusual is happening this May—and it may be exactly...

yesterday 20

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Anchelle Perl

Microalgae could become the future of urban clean air

Air pollution is no longer merely a technical issue discussed by environmentalists or scientists. Today, from Tel Aviv to Haifa, from Istanbul to...

yesterday 30

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Dalia M. Cohen

The Visual Holds The Key

Body Parts, Primitive Mental States, and October 7th A recent conversation with a colleague about the barbarism of October 7th prompted me to return...

yesterday 20

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Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin

DOE probes NYC schools over antisemitism—finally!!

DOE probes NYC schools over antisemitism—finally!!

The US Department of Education (DOE) recently announced that it is launching a Title VI investigation into the New York City Department of Education...

yesterday 20

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Karen Feldman

Behar – Bechukotai: How Israel Overcomes

Behar – Bechukotai: How Israel Overcomes

The people of Israel and the land of Israel both have similar properties. The first thing we have to do is remove all existing knowledge we think we...

yesterday 20

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David Lemmer

A New Strategic Axis in the Red Sea: Somaliland, Israel, and the UAE

A New Strategic Axis in the Red Sea: Somaliland, Israel, and the UAE

The Red Sea is no longer just a passage for global commerce, it has become a central arena in the evolving contest for geopolitical influence....

yesterday 30

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Mohamed abdi idiris

Playing a Dangerous Game

Anonymous sources suggest the United States and Iran are closing in on a one-page framework to end their conflict. Other, equally informed voices warn...

yesterday 30

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Steve Wenick

Trump in the Hornet’s Nest

Trump in the Hornet’s Nest

Power without accountability, allies without an exit, and a system that no longer obeys anyone There’s a real difference between talking like an...

yesterday 30

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Yosef B. Moran

A Meaningful Memoir Refuses to Be Sensationalized

A Meaningful Memoir Refuses to Be Sensationalized

Danna Horwood’s memoir was not written for the public. It was a collection of letters full of engaging stories spanning nearly one hundred years of...

yesterday 30

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Rebecca shapiro

The State Was Not the Beginning

The State Was Not the Beginning There is a lazy way to speak about Zionism, and there is a serious one. The lazy way begins in 1948 — with borders,...

yesterday 30

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Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

My modest purchase for a bond with Israel

Smoke-filled hotel and country-club dining rooms with middle-aged men puffing on cigars. That is my main memory of the countless events I covered...

yesterday 30

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Steve Lipman

The Nature of Rabbinic law: Part Two

G-D vs the Rabbis: Who’s right? Who wins? Sefer Devarim, perorated by Moses by Divine inspiration and comprising the final book of the Torah by...

yesterday 30

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Chaim Ingram

Pushed Out and Pushing Back: Everyday Sexism

Pushed Out and Pushing Back: Everyday Sexism

Snippets from recent life in Israel:  In Kiryat Ono, a billboard featuring women was vandalized shortly after it was installed. Black markings were...

yesterday 40

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Elana Sztokman

“Invariant” Parashat Behar – Bechukotai 5786

In the Portion of Behar, the Torah presents what appears to be a straightforward legal framework governing economic collapse and recovery: A man loses...

yesterday 30

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Ari Sacher

Persian Praise of Wine, Not Peace

On the one hand lies wine, on the other lies piety; with thy hand in mine and drink from my chalice. can bankrupt with malice; only juice of the grape...

yesterday 30

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Gershon Hepner

Between Engagement and Distortion

On journalism, universities and the temptation of activism The analysis by journalist Matti Friedman of media coverage concerning Israel and Gaza —...

yesterday 30

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Gabrielle bartelse

The Invention of “Palestine” and the AI Erasure

The Invention of “Palestine” and the AI Erasure

When Lies Rewrite History How is it possible that the entire world repeats a lie so confidently that it has become accepted as truth? How can people,...

yesterday 30

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Sabine Sterk

The Anti-Netanyahu Studio: When News Is No Longer News But Propaganda

When News Stops Being News and Becomes a Permanent Anti-Netanyahu Studio Israel’s major broadcasters still call themselves news channels. But to...

yesterday 30

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Elroie agam

From Lab to Life: ‘Silicon’ That Heals Hearts

When our bathroom sink loosened from the wall, we bought a ‘silicon gun’ –  and it was a quick fix. What if we could fix damaged hearts in the...

yesterday 30

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Shlomo Maital

The Vocabulary of Belonging

The Vocabulary of Belonging

From Rodina to Bashertland: A Taxonomy of Homeland In my earlier piece, Soulmateland. Bashertland, I introduced two new terms—not as linguistic...

yesterday 30

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Ivan Bassov

UAE Targeted, the World Responds as One

UAE Targeted, the World Responds as One

There are rare moments in international affairs when divisions blur and a clear moral line emerges. The recent missile and drone attacks on the United...

yesterday 30

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Junaid Qaiser

When the Media Shapes the Battlefield

When the Media Shapes the Battlefield

“Operation Epic Fury, Meet Operation Colossal Blunder.” That headline, by Scott Anderson in The New York Times, condemning the war, is not an...

yesterday 30

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Soli Foger

Digital Riyal and the Start-Up Nation: MENA’s Fintech Revolution and Israel

A region that a decade ago ran largely on cash is building the financial architecture of the future at a pace that should command attention in Tel...

yesterday 40

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Vincent James Hooper

Hamas’s Hollow Elections: Abu Suhaib Endures

Hamas’s Hollow Elections: Abu Suhaib Endures

Hamas’s internal leadership elections confirm that the group has no interest in moderation or disarmament. The terror organization has elected...

yesterday 30

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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

The Slow Death of Dialogue in the Bookstore

When books like Genius and Anxiety and Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor are treated as ideological offenses, something deeper than disagreement is...

yesterday 30

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Magnus Torén

When Clarity Disappears, So Does Safety

We’ve seen what real moral clarity looks like in America. When Black communities said Black Lives Matter, the call was specific, clear, and it was...

yesterday 30

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Anna steinberg

What Remains: Between Fire and Word

There are moments in the calendar when what remains does not lie in the sequence of days, but in the tension between what burns and what is spoken…...

yesterday 40

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Alexander A. Winogradsky Frenkel