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Spain’s current government under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pursued policies that not only damage its international standing but also...
Every period produces its own divisions — ideological, political, social; but this moment feels different: the fractures run deeper. The world seems...
Signs of Qiyamah (the Day of Judgment) in Islam are events as warnings for the revival of our world. Major signs include the arrival of the Mahdi,...
They are making a serious error. The argument here is straightforward: the interests of the United States and Israel overlap with those of Iranian...
Israel’s reported elimination of Ali Larijani and Basij chief Gholamreza Soleimani means more than another successful strike. It shows the war has...
In Parshat Vayikra (Vayikra 1:7-8) we read: The sons of Aharon, the Kohen shall place (ignite) a fire on the altar and they shall arrange logs on the...
The Bible Commands the Offering: Silence Bears Your Iniquity This is an open letter to the Sanhedrin, secular leaders of Israel and “you” from...
Best Friend Hadassah Jamie בְּסִיַּעְתָּא דִשְׁמַיָּא Queen Esther’s Prayer A Lesson Plan for Faith and Trust in...
The distance between a quiet street in America and a bomb shelter in Israel feels small. Since the escalation of Operation Lion’s Roar, the global...
Truth: The First Casualty of War Accusations of disloyalty have always surfaced during wartime, especially when public support begins to fracture or...
Leviticus, Sefer Vayikra, is a text many modern readers struggle to enter. It is dense, detailed, and, most viscerally, filled with blood. Animal...
“A lot of Americans are embarrassed by the fact that our leadership rarely represents our best interest and seems to prioritize the best interests...
The opening word of Sefer Vayikra—“Vayikra el Moshe”—is deceptively gentle. God calls out to Moses. But what follows is not gentle at all. It...
American Muslim and Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council (AMMWEC)’s Annual Interfaith Iftar, hailed as a “beautiful, powerful gathering” at...
Nineteen states filed formal declarations before the International Court of Justice asserting that denial of self-determination constitutes a...
“Dictatorships are best excised through the will of the people that such authoritarian regimes oppress, not by the violence of foreign powers eager...
Recently, while listening to a conversation between Jonathan Haidt and Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, a thought struck me. Haidt suggested that Jews were...
Thirty-six years ago, Lithuania captured the world’s attention. In the face of the Soviet Union – an empire that former US President Ronald Reagan...
The opening chapters of Sefer Vayikra introduce the sacrificial system – the intricate framework through which an individual sought forgiveness and...
The war with Iran is being fought not only in the skies and along the borders, but also within the computer systems of Israeli companies, in security...
JTA — As the executive director of a synagogue, I read the daily security briefs from Secure Community Network and engage in regular security...
There is a phrase that has become liturgical in its repetition, an incantation recited by university presidents and politicians and editorial boards...
A principle applied inconsistently is one thing. A principle that appears to bend under pressure is something far more troubling. The Albanese...
We are a people of storytellers. In just a few weeks, we will gather around the Passover table and retell the story of our people’s deliverance from...
The Death Wish as Strategy: Martyrdom Culture and the Failure of Deterrence The architecture of modern deterrence theory rests on a deceptively simple...
For years, Western streets and campuses have echoed with the slogan “Free Palestine.” To many supporters, it sounds like a simple call for...
What do New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, antisemitic podcaster Tucker Carlson, Progressive politician Bernie Sanders, and the lunatic...
A Calculated Move, Why Recognizing Somaliland Serves Donald Trump’s Geopolitical Agenda In the ever-evolving chessboard of global politics,...
War Aims, Strategic Logic, and Historical Echoes The decision by the United States, in coordination with Israel, to launch extensive strikes against...
There is a Yiddish expression with many variations that is transliterated as “ver es hat di gelt makht di gezetsn” loosely translated as “He who...
It will be claimed here that Jewish and non-Jewish theologians and philosophers – such as Philo of Alexandria, Maimonides, Spinoza, Buber and others...
The poor man’s schlepping a big bag of flour he’s bought for the Hag of Passover, to bake his matzohs. The road is muddy. “Must be nuts!”...
Dearest Kith & Kin: Looking over our history during the most ‘recent’ long & tiring Galut (exile – diaspora – captivity), including...
For the modern reader, the Torah’s sacrificial order is among the least understood aspects of biblical religion. The legal structures and religious...
In a recent column, historian Anirudh Kanisetti argued that India has “lost the language for what Iran actually means to it.” It is a striking...
Dear Ron, I am reaching out to you because you have an historic opportunity to positively influence the fate of the state of Israel as a whole and the...
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Nearly five decades after Entebbe, Yonatan Netanyahu still stands in my mind as the embodiment of courage, moral clarity, Jewish resilience, and the...
The image is revealing precisely because it refuses the usual comfort of political portraiture. Herzog is neither fully centered nor fully absorbed by...
Gifts for God, or Mirrors of Ourselves? Reflections on Parashat Vayikra There is a familiar anxiety that visits us whenever we need to buy a gift for...
“People live as they will never die, and die as if they have never lived.” — attributed to the Dalai Lama Rethinking Time and Perspective When...
A Tiny Land of Miracles Israel is a small country on the map, but its landscape tells a story far larger than its size. Within only a few hours of...
Dental care can be really expensive. And often, even adults are a bit doubtful when it comes to visiting the dentist. But it turns out, healthy...
I don’t mean to sound ungrateful about being on the “winning side” and witnessing the downfall of the axis of evil but, while the whole country...
These are truly historic times. The US is looking at a looming economic threat to the world and to itself, as the Strait of Hormuz is blocked. Saudi...
Why is there so much hostility between the Islamic world and the West, specifically America? According to comedian Dave Smith, it’s because the US...
I write from the Gulf, where this war is not an abstraction. The morning after the first Iranian salvo, colleagues scrambled for flights out of...
It’s pub day for actress, activist, and New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch as she debuts her memoir, The End of My Life is Killing...
The Chazon Ish connected the need for man to perfect his character traits in order to refine his perception of the world. The goal is to be guided by...
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