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“You will command the Israelites to bring you clear olive oil crushed for the luminary, to kindle the lamp continuously.” [Exodus 27:20 ] Our...
The Qur’an states, “You have an excellent example to follow in Abraham.” (60:4) and “Follow the way of Abraham as people of pure faith.”...
To estimate the likelihood of humans being created by God versus evolving through random mutations, I posed the following question to five...
Revenge vs retribution: The case of the Bibas family. ‘Sorry, Shiri, Ariel and Kfir that no one was to protect you’, this was the sense of sorrow...
It seems that for extreme liberal progressives, Rabbi Meir Kahane has become the “Rabbi who must not be named.” When Lizzy Savetsky, a pro-Israel...
When I first heard the horrific news from Israel on that fateful October 7th day in 2023, my thoughts immediately turned to Chaim Nachman Bialik’s...
The Jewish people will not be intimidated. We have survived millennia of hatred, and we will not allow history to repeat itself. But we cannot...
Some recipes are toddler friendly to make, and some simply are not. When I opened up this week’s paper, I was excited to see a basaari recipe,...
I’m a skeptic who is willing to entertain any idea without accepting it. I was even in a group investigating the unexplained to see if there’s...
Once upon a time, asking Jewish friends or family members how they feel would for the most part elicit responses of “Fine,” or “Doing well,...
The eighth weekly biblical portion, Tetzavveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10 ), deals primarily with the sanctuary, later called temple and still later...
Democracy. That fragile, outdated concept that once bound the so-called “free world” together before we collectively decided that authoritarians in...
37 armed Israelis failed to stop 3 terrorists from murdering 17 in Netiv Ha’asara ‘The army is not looking at policies set by the political...
Any decent university’s mission statement should be to help students think for themselves in a safe environment while declaring neutrality...
Parshat Tetzaveh is the only Parsha in the Torah which takes place after Moshe’s birth yet doesn’t mention him. The parsha begins with the words (...
“If we become a vassal state, we will not survive,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared. Then he bent the knee to President Donald...
Turkey’s Potential Role as Israel’s Biggest Nemesis: A Dangerous Shift in Middle Eastern Dynamics In the ever-shifting landscape of the Middle...
When the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her young sons Ariel and Kfir, z”l, were returned to Israel as part of phase one of the ceasefire agreement, I...
This week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, is the only one after Moshe Rabbeinu’s introduction that does not include his name. That absence is not an...
In an era of rising authoritarianism, America’s robust military might and unflagging resolve form the linchpin of global stability. Dictators—from...
Since the “Orange Revolution” in Ukraine and the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014, Timothy Snyder has been publishing widely and well on ongoing...
79 Mistaken Identities and Marital Mysteries: When Who You See Is Who You Get Continuing the discussion of indirect or less intentional forms of...
Hardly a day goes by without some fresh act of terrorism being reported in the Israeli media. The country is at war with people who proclaim the...
Jews made history at the 97th Academy Awards in the acting categories. Both of the major acting award winners are Jewish. Adrien Brody won his...
Today, one of Israel’s national treasures turns ninety. Gidon Lev was born on March 3rd, 1935 in Karlovy Vary in former Czechoslovakia. His family...
Alright, let’s talk about something Israel doesn’t want to talk about. Something that gets buried under headlines about war, security, and national...
Over the past seven years, I’ve had the privilege of heading the Glocal Program for International Development, an international MA Program at the...
Well, I kept my promise to my son. I raised my clenched fist and yelled out my bedroom window, “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner.” Why? Blake’s...
There is a horrible, unspeakably awful battle going on by families of the hostages who remain in Hamas hands to bring prominence to their hostage....
The first sound that assails you Is the chirping Likely of Mockingbirds In the tree tops That shield you With a soft breeze From the sun’s rays...
By 2025, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made remarkable progress, primarily through systems called neural networks. These networks mimic the...
Every level is important Better than knowledge is awareness. Some Introductory Comments Oppression is the one-way undeserved mistreatment of group...
Prayer is not always easy. Not only can the language sometimes be challenging, not only can prayer’s concept of a caring and present God feel...
When my family made aliya, roughly twenty years ago, my primary responsibility was caring for our children. Blessedly, those boys and girls have...
Shavua tov! This is the first of occasional posts on my new Times of Israel Blog. I expect to write about the nexus between secular and religious...
In Tractate Ta’anit, it is stated: “Just as during the month of Av we decrease in joy, so too, during the month of Adar we increase in joy.”...
Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir, three Jewish souls that will remain engraved in the hearts of the nation forever. Many have been killed by the Hamas devils...
At this critical juncture, with the lives of the remaining hostages in grave danger and the looming threat of Israel’s capitulation through...
Two American Jewish cousins embark on a road trip in Poland, their ancestral homeland, in the quest to connect with their family roots. This is the...
Like big game hunters, President Trump, assisted by his vice president, JD Vance, waited for the prey in their lair — the Oval Office — and then...