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Ever since the bloodcurdling Hamas-led atrocities of October 7, 2023, that shocked the world, the job of governing Australia has come with an added...
I want to tell you about a woman named Daria Boyarskaya, because her story reveals almost everything about the condition of the Western liberal order...
As Israeli businesses expand their global outlook in search of new markets, East Africa is steadily gaining attention. Yet within this dynamic region,...
The War Against Iran: Does It Mark the Beginning of a New Middle East? Geopolitics, Strategic Ruptures, and Regional Reconfiguration On February 28,...
STRATEGIC GOALS OF OPERATION ROARING LION AND EPIC FURY The war in Iran has extended its geographical scope since the launch of the Israeli and...
Remember Viagra – the drug with the yukky side-effect that initially doomed it, then the side-effect (negating erectile dysfunction) became the...
‘Boy From the North Country’ Join Author Sam Sussman in Conversation with Cantor Dan Singer Tickets | Stephen Wise Free Synagogue On March 26, the...
Understanding the symbolism behind flags used by Hamas is essential to grasp how the group presents itself to different audiences and why this creates...
Israel’s Three Node Center of Gravity In classical military doctrine, a Center of Gravity is the source of power that provides moral or physical...
Guy Sitbon, born Isaac Shetboun in Monastir, former correspondent for Le Monde in Tunis and The New York Times, co-founded La Nef, Le Nouvel...
In Washington, a significant diplomatic moment unfolded as Saudi Arabia’s ambassador, Princess Reema bint Bandar, met with her counterparts from the...
Chavik Segal, of Netiv Ha’asara, was a handicraft workshop and an act of quiet charity embodied in a single woman. On October seventh she was...
When Variety presented a Spirituality& Entertainment Brunch hosted by the Coalition for Faith & Media at The Sundance Film Festival the line...
The Department of Justice filed suit against Harvard University Friday morning, and by the afternoon, the media-academic complex was already...
Know the terrain. Know the players. Not everyone moving is building. After October 7, something shifted. Not politically or abstractly, but...
Ignore the daily media lie that President Trump will lose in the November elections because of Iran. Long before this war started, the Dems were on...
There are two campaigns in this war: the American tiger and the Israeli badger. The saber-toothed tiger brings mass, reach, and the power to shake the...
Three weeks into Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion, Prime Minister Netanyahu stood at a Jerusalem podium and declared that Iran can no longer...
Something has already changed across the Middle East, and the West hasn’t really caught up. Governments that once tolerated islamist movements have...
In recent weeks, a growing number of reports have pointed to the expanding role of artificial intelligence in modern warfare. From dynamic targeting...
The Somali proverb “Baadi kugu raagtay in aad leedahay ayaa la moodaa” offers a concise yet powerful insight into human psychology, property, and...
Recently, the Defense Department tried to strong-arm Anthropic, the maker of the AI system Claude, into removing ethical constraints on its...
Some people say they’re bored in shul. The davening is too long. The chazzan is too slow. The melodies are outdated. (No complaints about the rabbi,...
Leaving Israel at this time of war, with family in Israel and the United States, is not an easy feeling to describe. We feel as though we have...
Ukrainian military advisers sent to the Middle East at CENTCOM’s request came away stunned by what they saw in the Persian Gulf. According to The...
In June of 2024, during Pride Month, I was invited to Washington, DC, as a Hadassah representative, to a reception at Adas Israel Congregation that...
In a conversation with Karen Mock regarding her recent book From Sacred Language to Mother Tongue, hosted at USC, we explored the proposition that...
I never wanted to be a father. People can offer explanations if they need them. Perhaps because I grew up in an Ultra-Orthodox family and, as the...
In the first post of this series, I described what happens to the human body at ground zero of a 10 to 15-kiloton nuclear detonation: the zone within...
São Paulo City Council to Honor Jayme Blay with Anchieta Medal and Diploma of Gratitude On April 14, 2026, the São Paulo City Council will hold a...
Think Like a Spook and the Answer is Obvious – Trump is a Genius A couple of days ago Israeli warplanes bombed small part of Iran’s South Pars gas...
Albo: Collected Writings, edited by Shira Weiss, is an important and welcome contribution to the study of medieval Jewish philosophy, making the...
The period before Passover each year marks celebration of Purim, and of the Jewish people’s triumph over the genocidal designs of Haman in ancient...
To my friends and family in Israel— I write to you from afar, but not from a distance of the heart. As a Reform rabbi and a proud Zionist living in...
“My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side…” – Abraham Lincoln (1809 -1865) There are many...
Just about 19 years ago, I was sitting in the cheder ochel of Michlalah as the 2006/7 seminary year came to a close. The end of the year banquet...
And if you are Secretary of Defense, stop calling yourself “Secretary of War.” Stop glorifying it. Don’t revel in killing thousands at the push...
Theological Problem for Christians and Muslims A Positive Answer – Christian Zionism A Crazy, Evil “Answer” Why it’s obviously stupid
There is something strange at the beginning of this book. The very word — Vayikra, “And He called” — is written with a small alef in the...
One of my favorite songs is Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called to Say I Love You.” What makes it so good is that the song refuses to wait for a...
MAZEL TOV! A phrase that the world knows to be of celebration and wishing luck. What is luck? In Hebrew, MAZEL refers to nature, and the laws of...
From Israel’s perspective, eliminating senior Iranian figures such as Ali Larijani is not about symbolism. It is about dismantling the Islamic...
War is not inevitable, unless you’re Binyamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has consistently chosen war over diplomacy, particularly...
Last week a Chabad emissary posted a triumphant video: outside the ADL conference, he and a friend wrapped tefillin on a Jewish pro-Palestinian...
We had a quiet Monday night. No warnings or sirens after 9:30 PM. To my amazement, as I was getting my morning cup of coffee from the restaurant’s...
Kermit first sang those words in 1970, his felt forehead creased with existential gloom. It was a melancholy little number about feeling invisible,...
Ukraine: The World’s No. 1 Power in Low-Cost Smart Drones, and the Paradox This position could either accelerate a ceasefire or prolong the conflict...
This week I had the opportunity to address a room filled with senior services providers and not just any senior service providers, but those who work...
Image: Conceptual illustration of a possible signal from an alien civilization reaching Earth.Detecting such signals — or their physical traces —...
This week the United States House Committee on Education & Workforce released a bombshell report, titled “How Campuses Became Hotbeds” of...