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As readers begin this article, they may think I am opening a can of worms. And indeed, while I love provocative and even polemical conversations, I...
Intelligence Adjacency versus Espionage During his recent interview with Joe Rogan, Vice President JD Vance made a striking claim. Jeffrey Epstein, he...
The Alshich commented on Moshe Rabbeinu’s charge to the Jewish people of עלה רש, “Go up and inherit the land.” Some commentators wrote that...
Parshat Devarim is always read before Tisha B’Av. That is no coincidence. The Book of Devarim is Moshe’s final address to the new generation...
Vance’s misconceived MOU quickly failed, because it radically diverged from its purpose. There were three main objectives of the Iran war: 1 –...
Boring Australian went on a strange tangent involving anarchy and South African apartheid as I sipped on my mezcal Negroni, making me realize there...
The Red-Green Axis: An Alliance That Begins With Israel but Will Not End There One of the most dangerous political alliances of our time is also one...
As Moses begins his great closing addresses to the next generation, he turns to a subject that dominates the last of the Mosaic books, namely justice:...
In The Kremlin Method, Practiced in Vilnius, I described a Lithuanian state institution that behaves less like a research body than an information-war...
When the Prime Minister and the IDF throw innocent Israelis under the bus in the ill-considered attempt to appease an open enemy, is it any wonder...
As the pandemic lockdown eased, we talked a lot about rebuilding community. We thought about how and when to bring people together, aware of the...
A New York City Teacher’s Testimony I never imagined that one day I would be writing about antisemitism. For thirty-one years, I taught in the New...
Israel has been writing a new chapter in the future of work story, and it isn’t just about skills or job titles. Increasingly, it’s about how...
“We were lucky we weren’t teenagers – that would certainly have been fatal” writes Mark Knopfler in his forward to John Illsley’s...
For 250 years, American Jews have helped shape, challenge, and reimagine the nation’s democratic ideals. All We Have Standing Between Us: 250 Years...
Iran’s latest attacks across the Gulf and against Jordan are not random acts of retaliation. They reflect a deliberate political strategy: convince...
Those Israelis, they’re using their infinite money and power to try and influence our pure nation and use us to achieve their shadowy ends. Our...
The Book of Deuteronomy begins with Moses telling a story. He stands at the edge of the Promised Land and looks backward. He remembers the leaders he...
Stéphanie Roza, French historian of ideas, political philosopher, research fellow at the CNRS, specializing in the Enlightenment, the French...
I have wandered all across the globe playing basketball, but as I prepared for the 22nd Maccabiah Games, my family and friends were terrified. Not...
A rather unusual form of evidence for reincarnation comes from the Jewish mystical tradition; the Kabbalah. Unlike Buddhism and Hinduism, Kabbalah...
JEWISH MOMENTS IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL Beitar in Memory: Rabbinic Lament and the Legacy of the Fall The fall of Beitar, the Mishnah states occurred on...
It is strange how Israel has always been known as the Land of Milk and Honey. While listening to the OU’s Nach Yomithe day before, I heard our...
A little fish swims around in the ocean feeling self-confident about the dangers in front of him. Little fish have no eyelids. Their eyes are always...
For many of us, Oct. 7th 2023 was hurtful not just because of the attack, but even more so because of the casual justifications that followed. Friends...
Blog post for Parashat Devarim 5786/2026 “Who is a giant? He who carries the gates of Gaza on his shoulders!” “What is the difference between...
“You shall not show favoritism in judgment… for judgment belongs to God.” — Deuteronomy 1:17 I have been a Democrat for as long as I can...
I have written a series of articles defending Israel against accusations of genocide, apartheid, colonialism, and collective punishment. I stand by...
There is a moment coming this Shabbat that I want you to listen for. Devarim always falls on the Shabbat right before Tisha B’Av. The baal koreh...
Every autumn, when the feast of Sukkot returns to Jerusalem, one first notices neither theology nor symbolism but fragrance. The perfume of the etrog...
Post-Gaza Has Already Begun For nearly eight decades, UNRWA has shaped the fate of Palestinian refugees. Established in 1949 to address the...
Once, there were no Israelis. Then, about 3,800 years ago, a great eruption of egoism—the desire to enjoy at others’ expense—took place. This is...
I went to sleep late last night, and, as is common for me these days, I woke much earlier than I would have hoped. Not surprising, though. Later...
Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av, is the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. It is the culmination of a three-week period of mourning,...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), a leading congressional critic of Israel, introduced an amendment to eliminate $3.3 billion in U.S. military aid to...
I had a very nice, interesting and friendly conversation with a Democratic candidate for a congressional position. She was articulate, committed and...
Because of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, my daughter’s return to Israel has been indefinitely postponed. How’s that for an...
I need to better control my thinking time. Too much has been given to antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and those who espouse those ideologies. You...
The Start-up Nation Is Losing Its People. Everything else will follow. Growing up in Israel, the startup nation narrative was part of the national...
Most articles about retiring in Israel lead with the weather and the hummus. Both are excellent, but neither pays for healthcare or figures out what...
The opening words of this week’s haftarah are among the most shocking in the Bible: “Hear the word of the Lord, rulers of Sodom; give ear to the...
As Rosh Hashanah approaches, many of us will spend more time in synagogue than at any other point in the year. Some will leave inspired. Others will...
With another election on the horizon, I’ve been thinking about a simple question: What would it actually take for a political party to earn my vote?...
One of the central promises advanced by Israel’s opposition parties is the enactment of a universal draft law. Against the backdrop of the sweeping...
He cleaned Labour of antisemitism, then guarded Britain’s Jews with record funding — but only after the fires, the stabbings and Heaton Park. A...
The Knesset has passed a law permitting gender segregation in Israeli academic institutions. At the same time, the city of Bnei Brak announced it will...
“Call me when you can, I have bad news,” the message read. I hadn’t heard from this colleague since I performed her grandson’s bris six...
Not long ago, I decided that the time had come for me to find out something about King Herod, whose name was familiar to me, but about whom I knew...
JTA — Growing up in Argentina, I found American exceptionalism and how it held up Jews as inextricable from the national fabric to be a source of...
The Clock May Change, But the Sun Never Does There are very few things that unite Americans these days. One of them is complaining about Daylight...
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