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According to a 2020 Pew Research Center survey, American Jews are becoming more diverse, especially among younger Jewish generations. Compared to...

The instructions on a shampoo bottle are simple: Lather. Rinse. Repeat. They don’t explain why you should repeat; they just assume you will. The...

There’s a fundamental moral difference between opposition and advocacy. Opposition is about what you reject. Advocacy is about what you build. One...

During the Nazi uprising in the early 20th century, The Grand Mufti in Jerusalem was worried about Zionism and a return of Israel’s Indigenous...






This winter is no time to hibernate our activism Since October 7, 2023, there has been a marked increase in American Jews doing “Jewish.” The...


On November 21, 2025, the world witnessed an atrocity that should have shaken every conscience: more than 300 Catholic students and 12 staff...




Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel traces how law, belonging, dignity, and justice shape life between the river and the sea....


The Degel Machaney Ephraim, Rav Moshe Chaim Ephraim of Sidiklohv, brings down in Parshas Ki Savo, an incredible ‘mashul’ ( parable) that he heard...


Sometimes we find inspiration in telling our Torah through means beyond our traditional commentators. And sometimes that even means turning to...

Operation Rising Lion transformed the security map of the Middle East. For the first time, conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic moved...


Tunisia, once celebrated as the sole democratic success story of the 2011 Arab uprisings, is rapidly reverting to the authoritarian playbook of its...

16 million Jews inhabit this world, nearly 7 million in Israel and America. In Israel, Jews form the majority, woven into the state itself. In...

The conservative movement in the United States, which is exemplified by President Donald Trump’s administration these days, is being buffeted by a...

In this week’s Torah portion, Vayetze, Jacob makes two pivotal journeys. In the first, he is entirely solitary. In the second, he is surrounded by...

When Truth Doesn’t Trend: Why the Ceasefire Collapsed… Again Are you surprised that the ceasefire deal is over? Are you ready to blame Israel...

There is a story told in the Talmud as if it were simple: Four entered Pardes. Ben Azzai gazed and died. Ben Zoma gazed and lost his reason. Acher...


I begin this blog post with an old Jewish saying: “Even though I am Jewish I have some good news for you!” I have recently returned from several...


In this episode we get a glimpse of seders otherwise lost beneath the rubble of history. By the invincible armor of Torah Law, and with might and...

A few days ago, I stood at the front of the community room next to the Beth Israel synagogue in California, looking out at rows of Jewish families...

When a superpower tells a bleeding ally, “Sign here or you’re on your own,” that’s not diplomacy. It’s abandonment dressed up as...




The Arab–Israeli conflict is dead. Today, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia now coordinate openly with Israel, while the...

Life in Israel in 2025 is not so much “living” as it is “continuous emotional resistance training.” Every day begins with a small psychological...

George Orwell warned that the greatest threat to a free society is not censorship at the margins but the quiet rewriting of reality itself. The...


For a few years, Saudi Arabia has become established as the most important emerging power in the Middle East. This rise in power, announced but...


Israel has survived the worst. Victory is in hand. Yet the greatest danger may not lie across the border, but in the temptation to return to the...

I just read an article, American, well documented and sadly very pertinent to the situation of our brothers in America today; it was about the...



The U.S. is swiftly working to set up the new International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza, jumping into action right after the UN Security...
