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The End of Masks

The End of Masks

The Battle Over the Future of Iran In the heart of the Lion and Sun national revolution, simultaneous with the suppression of the defenseless people...

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Raghu Kondori

The Pallywood Propaganda Machine

The Pallywood Propaganda Machine

The Pallywood Propaganda Machine Many people wonder why the Pallywood propaganda machine is so successful while the Israeli side of the story is often...

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Sabine Sterk

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 13

Another day of desperation on the soccer pitch…. Monday’s late night intramural scrum of Arab sides saw Algeria best Jordan, 2-1.  The Jordanians...

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Doug Klein

AI Won’t Replace Business Development (BD) — But It Will Replace Traditional BD

Every few months, a new headline appears predicting that Artificial Intelligence will replace sales teams, marketers, consultants, and business...

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Tamir Huberman

The Country That Works but Does Not Exist: Somaliland’s Diplomatic Limbo

Since 1991, several unified states have fragmented into independent countries, though the nature of these separations varies widely. Three major...

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Mohamed Osman

The air of Evian-les-Bains in France is toxic to Jews and Israel

The two Evian-les- Bains, France’s events, Evian conference of 1938 and 2026 G7 summit, have much in common: toxicity toward Jews and Israel. The...

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Lazar Ersh

Prerequisite to Mussar

The Chazon Ish makes another interesting observation about the study of books of Mussar, discipline. While these books are excellent in helping refine...

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Kenneth Cohen

The Loneliness of a People with a Mission

The Loneliness of a People with a Mission

A Facebook story from a cousin stopped me in my tracks this week. The story described a growing secular Jewish anti-Zionist movement, particularly...

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Jeffrey Levine

The Embrace Was Always a Leash: Netanyahu Is Right about Armaments Independence

A friend who can starve you of bullets in your hour of need is not only a friend. He is also, whether he wills it or not, a master. Israel has spent...

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Michael Knighton

The Palestinians Who Believe In Peace

The Palestinians Who Believe In Peace

At the beginning of the war, someone from my synagogue waiting for orders on the border with Gaza sent me a series of agitated voicenotes, asking for...

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Tehila Wenger

America Didn’t Create Israel—Jerusalem Helped Create America

Vice President JD Vance recently expressed frustration with Israel, accusing Israeli cabinet ministers of “personally attacking” President Donald...

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Mihran Kalaydjian

Proudly Zionist: Alicia Post Builds Bridges Between America and Israel

The Jerusalem Post Conference in New York brought together an extraordinary lineup of leaders, innovators, advocates, and change-makers from across...

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Aaron Herman

The Politics of Making Others Weep

The Politics of Making Others Weep

This essay is part of an ongoing series on “peace preparation” — the emotional, relational, and narrative work that political agreements cannot...

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Seth Eisenberg

What’s in a Name: Becoming Jewish Federation of BC

What’s in a Name: Becoming Jewish Federation of BC

A moment of clarity, a leap forward, and a redefinition of community across distance. Last night, standing in front of our community at our 2026...

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Ezra Shanken

On the United States 250th Birthday – The Story of the 200-Year-Old Torah in Revolutionary Synagogue

Known as the Synagogue of the American Revolution, Congregation Mikveh Israel has stood at the heart of American Jewish history since its founding in...

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Sofya Tamarkin

Outside the AI Box: Networks, Orientation, and the Assumption of Consciousness

By Joe Nalven Claude Gemini ChatGPT Introduction: The Disconnected World Model To understand the current impasse in defining machine...

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Joe Nalven

America at 250: An Immigrant’s Gratitude

On July 2, 1978, the day I turned seventeen years old, I left my childhood home in Bogotá, Colombia, and boarded a plane bound for New York. I was...

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Ammos Chorny

From Frontier Roots to Modern Faith: Temple Israel of West Lafayette, Indiana

From Frontier Roots to Modern Faith: Temple Israel of West Lafayette, Indiana

Temple Israel of West Lafayette, Indiana, founded in 1849, is one of the oldest Jewish congregations in the state and remains a cornerstone of Jewish...

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Jay Abramson

When American politicians have nothing to say, they often say Israel.

When American politicians have nothing to say, they often say Israel.

Americans are worried about the cost of living. They are worried about gun violence and drug addiction. They are worried about homelessness and...

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Shai Davidai

AI Is Learning Antisemitism. That Should Surprise No One.

What happens when the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence systems are trained on centuries of human prejudice? A newly published study...

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Craig Frank

ISRAEL’S RECOGNITION OF SOMALILAND: WHAT IT SIGNALS FOR THE HORN OF AFRICA

Opinion Article (Op-Ed) Recognition, in international politics, is rarely a neutral act. When a state formally acknowledges another’s sovereignty,...

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Abdillahi Ismail Askar

Iran has pretty much given Israel a very influential seat at the table

By including Lebanon and Hezbollah into the equation, Iran has given Israel enormous clout. Because now the finalization of the peace deal, and the...

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Yoseph Janowski

From “We Will Destroy You” to “Let’s Make a Deal”: Trump’s Dance with the Evil

There is an old saying: a man spent years warning others not to dig a dangerous pit, calling it an act of stupidity. Yet one day, he picked up a...

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Hamidreza Zarifinia

When a Pattern Becomes a Signal

When a Pattern Becomes a Signal

There is a difference between isolated incidents and a pattern. One can be dismissed. The other demands explanation. Across the Western...

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Harry Katcher

Parshat Balak: The Power of the People

This week’s parsha, Parshat Balak, opens with Balak, king of Moav, summoning the prophet Bilaam to curse the Israelites during the final years of...

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Mindy Feldman Hecht

Sovereignty Is Not a Privilege. It Is a Liability.

Sovereignty Is Not a Privilege. It Is a Liability.

If Rockets Come from Lebanon, Why Should Israel Care Who Fired Them? In a June 21, 2026 interview on Channel 14, Israeli National Security Minister...

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Ivan Bassov

Filling the Gap Left on the Left; Welcome, Makom Lekulanu

The announcement of the formation of a new party, Makom Lekulanu (A Place for Us All), by leading members of the Standing Together movement set off a...

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Susie Becher

Alabama’s justice system: A depraved heart and no soul

Since June 11 when, without explanation, the Supreme Court let stand a decision from a lower court refusing to allow Alabama to gas convicted murderer...

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Stephen A. Cooper

Blessings Not to be Missed (Chukat-Balak)

Blessings Not to be Missed (Chukat-Balak)

If we read the five books of Torah as one great arc, Genesis is the family story. Exodus begins the national story, and from there through...

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Menachem Creditor

Israel is the Only Country We Must Argue Into Existence

Israel is often introduced differently from almost any other country. Most places in the world are first encountered through geography, culture, or...

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Isaiah Yolkut

A Nuclear Iran Is Not Just Israel’s Problem

Iran’s Nuclear Program and Regional Security: Why the West Cannot Afford to Wait For many years, discussions about Iran’s nuclear program were...

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Ersin Gozde

Thoughts on Being a Conservative in 2026 (from a former lifelong liberal)

Thoughts on Being a Conservative in 2026 (from a former lifelong liberal)

I am a conservative, but not of the variety so prevalent today. Many of my Republican friends and colleagues are greatly concerned for the future of...

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Tony D. Senatore

The View from Under the Bus

A few weeks ago, many Israelis were feeling rather pleased with themselves. Iran had taken a pounding. The United States and Israel appeared to be...

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Talyah Ginsberg

Why Now is the Time to Invest in Israeli Higher Ed

Why Now is the Time to Invest in Israeli Higher Ed

Against the backdrop of prolonged conflict, Israel is navigating a defining moment—one that is reshaping not only its security landscape, but the...

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Jessica Feldan

Into the Fray: Et tu, Donald?

Iran: Has Trump lost the plot?  The floated proposal makes no sense. Worse, it is dangerous. It would reward a maniacal regime not for reforming, not...

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Martin Sherman

Drifting Prayers: Rosh Hashanah with the Rebbes

Drifting Prayers: Rosh Hashanah with the Rebbes

I wrote this for Rosh Hashanah in 2008 and never published it until now. With the yahrzeit of Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson just...

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van Wallach

Strategic Plan to Reshape Somalia and the Horn of Africa Is Already Underway

According to information obtained from sources reportedly connected to political circles in Mogadishu, a comprehensive strategic plan aimed at...

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Abdi Ali Barkhad

Hey Israel, Wouldn’t You Trade Trump for a Democrat President Right Now?

Hey Israel, Wouldn’t You Trade Trump for a Democrat President Right Now?

Let’s be honest for a moment. No slogans. No campaign ads. No Facebook comments section. No uncle from Ra’anana explaining American politics to...

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Ethan Kushner

The Unfinished Journey of Secular Israel

These days, Israeli liberals look around them with profound despair. Values that stood at the heart of Israeli society only a few decades ago are now...

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Emanuela Barasch Rubinstein

Why do you feel so mentally exhausted?

Many people today rarely experience inner quiet. Even during moments of rest, your mind races and becomes dominated by: worries, pressure,...

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Aryeh Lazar

The Guardian’s Post-Judaism

The Guardian’s Post-Judaism

There is a pattern in the Guardian’s coverage of Jewish life. It is too consistent to be accidental and too convenient to be ignored. At this point,...

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Barry Mellinger

Commencement Address to Barrack Hebrew Academy

Thank you to the board, faculty and staff, supporters, and all the families of Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy. Most importantly, mazal tov to the...

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Paul Bernstein

We Forgot How to Pray

We Forgot How to Pray

While visiting Europe’s largest synagogue, I realized one real danger for Jews isn’t anti-semitism, it’s that most Jews no longer know how to...

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Feivel Strauss

Why Andy Burnham Is Not the Messiah the UK, or British Jews, Are Waiting For

Why Andy Burnham Is Not the Messiah the UK, or British Jews, Are Waiting For

British politics is forever scanning the horizon for a redeemer. The moment Westminster looks shabby, exhausted or discredited, the country starts...

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Yaakov Chaliotis

A Disturbing Signal for Jewish Australians

The decision to exclude the recording at the centre of the Sydney nurses case has left many Australians asking a simple question: how can evidence of...

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Shane Shmuel

A Much Needed Israeli Rethink

“Iran has never won a war but never lost a negotiation.” President Trump famously declared this in 2020 after the assassination of Iranian General...

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Gil Lewinsky

How progressive politics turned some Jews against Zionism

In New York, the putative capital of Jewish America, few developments better illustrate the erosion of Jewish support for Israel and Zionism than the...

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Irwin J. Mansdorf

The outsourced duty of care

University administrators often cite high academic achievement and active Jewish societies as evidence that Jewish students are thriving. On the...

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Leah Preston

It’s the Little Things that Count

Balak, the king of Moab, is gripped by fear that his kingdom may be overwhelmed by the children of Israel. To avert this threat, he hires Balaam, the...

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Mordechai Silverstein

Palestine is coming. Israel are we ready?

I predict President Trump is going to release a Middle East peace plan to bring about the state of Palestine this year.  Its coming.  My best bet...

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Jay Berman