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The recent elevation of phosphate to the US Critical Minerals List is not a celebration of a resource; it is a forced reckoning with an unavoidable...





In 1948, the State of Israel was established, marking the end of Jewish exile and centuries of persecution, including the Holocaust. For...

In March 2022, I was interviewed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to discuss the rise of antisemitism across the political spectrum in the...


The “Iron Swords” war in Gaza has come to an end. The living hostages are back home, soldiers have been reunited with their families, and Israelis...


AI Critical Thinking Without Consciousness: A Framework for Synthetic Cognition Abstract This paper argues that artificial intelligence (AI)...

When people talk about “Startup Nation,” they usually picture Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv, funding rounds, and photos of founders standing in front...

Every year November 11 arrives with its familiar ritual quiet: ceremonies, wreaths, silence, the thin cry of the bugle. The date marks the...

By Rabbi Mikhail Salita, a Brooklyn rabbi with roots in Odesa, Ukraine Sometimes destinies intertwine in ways that even angels marvel at. My great-...

For startup founders, reaching unicorn-status is often seen as the pinnacle of success, and a clear sign that one’s company has ‘made it’. For...


Sometimes life reminds us that miracles don’t always arrive with thunder or light—they appear quietly, through people whose kindness keeps the...


Together with all of Israel, I am relieved, grieved and filled with muted joy that Hadar Goldin הי”ד has been retrieved from the clutches of...

For many years when I have visited Israel, I have also spent some time in the West Bank which I have visited with organizations like T’ruah: The...





I didn’t realize how deeply I would be affected until I walked into my front yard and noticed that the LGBTQIA inclusive Pride flag I had hung to...


The visit of Israeli minister Gideon Sa’ar to New Delhi, at the beginning of November 2025, went unnoticed. Yet, behind this meeting hides a...

For years, we labeled every critic of Israel, every dissenting voice, every inconvenient ally, as an enemy. We made criticism of Israel and “...


Why belief still matters when we talk about change People sometimes ask, gently or otherwise, who I am — and why I speak about Judaism and justice...

Among the oddities of modern political morality, few are stranger than this: the only democracy in the Middle East, Israel, is the one whose very...

When the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, 36 years ago, it symbolized more than the collapse of a barrier dividing East and West Berlin. It...

To: The United States Secretary of State Honourable Marc Rubio, Washington, D.C., USA Subject: Urgent Concern – Naledi Pandor’s Planned Entry into...

I am not here to talk about the ascendancy of socialist and antisemitic left-wing ideology in NYC and what it means for the future of the city as...


“I do not like that you ask us to speak about revival,” a woman told me during one of the discussion circles. “Why rush to hope when we are...

I know you have serious disagreements with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. I know it is important that you articulate your concerns to the incoming...

Every Veterans Day, Americans pause to honor those who have worn the uniform of the United States. We thank them for their courage, their...



From Belief to Knowing: Finding God in Quantum and Torah Insights. Sefer HaChinuch (13th-century Spain) (Mitzva 25) tells us: “We are commanded to...


The new Jewish Federation of Annapolis & the Chesapeake brings together a diverse coalition of Jewish organizations — including Jewish Women...

As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.N.’s infamous resolution describing the liberation movement of the Jewish people, Zionism, as...
