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The last decade has felt like an endless war for Israel. Rockets, terror attacks, border conflicts, and international condemnation seem to arrive in...
The dialogue between Hashem and Moshe Rabbeinu after the sin of the Golden Calf, was very revealing. It was described as an עת רצון, or an...
From Northern Folklore to the Mediterranean In my earlier article Mediterranean Chud — From Russians to Arabs, From Chud to “Palestinians”, I...
Discourse over military strikes against Iran often blurs a crucial political distinction. When the United States threatens and carries out attacks on...
Culture Builds What Politics Cannot: How Art, Language, and Narrative Reopen the Future This essay is part of the series “Before Reconstruction: The...
For the month before the war, the view from Tehran should have looked frightening. As Iran looked over its western horizon, dozens of US and Israeli...
The Son of the Ayatollah: Mojtaba Khamenei and the Regime That Refuses to Change The Islamic Republic of Iran has formally appointed Mojtaba Khamenei...
The Iranian regime is attempting to expand the war in Iran beyond its borders to drive up the economic and political costs for the United States and...
Hebrew literature from its biblical foundations along its contemporary expressions, presents a rich textual tapestry in which utopian aspirations and...
“I know not with what weapons World War Three will be fought,” Albert Einstein famously said in a 1949 interview. “But World War Four will be...
Lessons from the Netherlands: Reflections on Low Abortion Rates and Reproductive Education Growing up in a Dutch immigrant household, I noticed early...
The protest outside Gracie Mansion this week revealed something deeper than a moment of street violence. It exposed the moral confusion that has...
Like many Arabs, Jews, and Christians in Israel, I now divide my days between ordinary life and repeated trips to our safe room. The rockets fired at...
Have you ever wondered what it is like to walk around in a country where the air itself carries fear? In Israel these days, there is a collective...
For decades, the Middle East has remained one of the most volatile regions in global politics. From long-standing rivalries to modern geopolitical...
Image: This is a vertically exaggerated, false-color rendering of Dao Vallis on Mars, a massive channel believed to have been carved by ancient...
There is a cruelty even more refined than bullets and barrel bombs – the cruelty of keeping an entire people suspended in permanent victimhood...
A few weeks ago, we celebrated our granddaughter Sarit’s bat mitzvah. It was a wonderful simcha. Sarit delivered a beautiful dvar Torah that focused...
It has been interesting to note what constitutes an essential service allowed to be open during this time of war. My synagogue is still limited to...
The phrase “United we stand, divided we fall” is a longstanding principle that underscores the strategic value of collective cohesion and the...
Jewish Leadership Is Losing Both the Tech War and the Cognitive War in Fighting Antisemitism. Because while AI matters, without behavioral science to...
The election story of 1980 that everyone forgot — and why it matters now. Most Americans remember the Iran hostage crisis as a national humiliation....
As global attention turns to the security of the Red Sea, a significant geopolitical story is unfolding along its southern shores. Somaliland, a...
A reflection on Peace Corps service, cultural exchange, and the communities that shape who we become. Embed from Getty...
Well the rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun Ted Widmer’s Wings book is the sweeping post-Beatles journey of the most...
Recently, in conversation with a group of colleagues, we collectively concluded that our “American experience” had all but disappeared. Indeed,...
Who is Team Venezuela? Team Venezuela has become one of the best teams in international baseball. The country ranks third all-time in producing Major...
The Current Anti-War Rhetoric on Iran Echoes the Sludge of America’s 1930s Nazi Movement. I am a refugee from the Democrat Party, having walked away...
This weekend millions of Americans performed a ritual that feels oddly modern and strangely primitive: we change the clocks. At 2:00 a.m. Sunday...
In the late 1980s, when I first enlisted in the IDF, women in combat roles were virtually non-existent. They were relegated to support positions such...
Try calling a plumber in Tel Aviv on a Sunday morning. Chances are, you won’t dial a phone number — you’ll send a WhatsApp message. Need to...
Pity the poor pathetic creatures as they take their last hateful jobs against the Jews. Sorry pitiful creatures. It’s not 1930. It’s not even 1967...
A few days ago, I woke up to discover that I had been killed. At least according to the Iranian military. A friend sent me a screenshot from a...
Here’s a number that should surprise you: Israeli startups raised $15.6 billion in 2025. That’s more than double what they raised two years...
In the midst of war, another war continues to be overlooked. One person murdered every day. An entire classroom lost every month. Israel’s streets...
On living with mortal danger and the inexplicable joy of belonging to this people A personal essay from Israel I do not know if I will still be here...
Having lingered in a bomb shelter for approximately 50 hours over the last 7 days, I’ve had time to ponder the Israel/Iran war. My thoughts have...
In the last several days the Middle East has again been pulled into a widening confrontation—this time between Israel, Iran, and Iran’s proxy...
Long before the horror of October 7, Israel was already bleeding from wounds of its own making. These were not external blows alone. They were...
Boards often believe their role is to build trust with the communities they serve. In reality, most organizations begin with trust already in place....
The Raisina Dialogue has increasingly become more than a conference. It functions as a stage where India signals the principles guiding its foreign...
Eran Rolnik published “Freud in Jerusalem” (Éditions de l’Antilope), about the reception of psychoanalysis in the early years of Zionism. Part...
The siren goes off and suddenly everything stops. Conversations freeze mid-sentence. Phones are grabbed. Feet move quickly toward the nearest shelter....
In the skies over Iran, the Israel Air Force is proving why intelligence-driven precision warfare remains the most decisive force in modern conflict A...
In all my years doing disaster relief and crisis response work, I never thought my family would need to consider the kind of support I’ve helped...
Six years ago this month, Israel confronted its first nationwide school closure since the Gulf War. Since 2020, Israeli children have lost at least...
This essay is part of the series “Before Reconstruction: The Moral Architecture of Peace,” which explores the psychological, moral, and...
When the Threshold Replaces the Law People keep asking whether the strike was legal. But legality is no longer where such decisions begin. By the time...
Beyond the Uniform: A Vision for Building Israel Together Last week I found myself back in uniform. Like many reservists over the past two years, I...
War affects all citizens of Israel and missiles and rockets do not distinguish between Jews and Arabs. Yet when we examine living conditions,...
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