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The British Government’s declaration that the West Bank occupation is illegal, accompanied by a host of sanctions for the settlements should not...
Early one June morning, I received a text message from my friend Howard’s wife, Sandy, asking if we could speak as soon as possible. The news was...
A small detail in the creation story is easy to read right past. After each stage of creation, the text pauses. God looks at what was just made and...
In recent years, British public discourse has become more hostile and polarised. Politicians, journalists, academics, employers, public servants, and...
The Dual Realities of a Collapsing State Military and Territorial Fragmentation Emergence of Parallel Governance Foreign Interests and Regional...
Here are my Rosh HaShana thoughts for 5786 and this year’s short vidui (confession). We have already been reciting our penitential prayers in places...
This the Erev Rosh HaShanah 5787 sermon, “Hallelujah for the Liberal Soul of Zionism,” delivered by Rabbi Steven Goldstein at The Reform Temple of...
The current Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, labors under the grand illusion that its controversial settlement policy in...
Why remembering the civil-rights alliance is necessary—and not enough This series asks what Black and Jewish Americans need to say to one another...
When the Backyard Goes Up in Flames As the global energy market trembles and the shadow of a maritime crisis weighs heavily on the world economy, a...
Michigan Attorney-General Dana Nessel recently gave a talk at the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus Summer Simcha 2026, where she discussed the...
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said something in Parliament this week with which I find it very difficult to disagree. “Holding British...
Why September 14 could test whether Somaliland can turn strategic momentum into a durable Washington coalition. President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi...
Jewish ethics of responsibility in the thought and work of Architect Moshe Safdie. Renowned architect Moshe Safdie who was born in Haifa in 1938,...
The Silent Shofar and the Message of Ahavat Yisrael Rosh Hashanah is the Day of Judgment. We stand before the Ribono Shel Olam and ask Him to judge us...
Financial interdependence rarely looks like coercion—but it can quietly narrow the choices available to Western governments. When people think about...
In Disney’s live action Moana, which reached cinemas last month, the ocean parts its waves on a Polynesian shore and places a small green stone in...
I am writing about the Jewish News article headlined: Former Israeli PM and ex-IDF chief of staff back UK sanctions on West Bank settlers involved in...
The defining sound of Rosh Hashanah is the shofar, capturing the full spectrum of emotions we feel on the High Holidays. It is a call our people...
Twenty-five years ago, Rosh Hashanah came about a week after 9/11. I imagined that the angel in charge of “who by fire” had discovered she was...