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Case Study in Derech Eretz

yesterday 9

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Yaakov Fisch

Hadassah Boston’s Not your Bubbe’s Seder Brings Laughter and Tears

yesterday 9

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Sara Resnick

Day 567 Of The War: Enough Already

yesterday 8

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Orna Raz

Your Mission Here and Now

yesterday 8

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Pinny Arnon

Yom HaShoah 2025: A Time to Remember; A Time to Reflect

yesterday 8

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Chaim Y. Botwinick

The Ronen Bar Affair

yesterday 7

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Sheldon Kirshner

From the Otef to Kashmir

yesterday 7

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Samuel Stern

Yom HaShoah Song Selection & Understanding the Week Ahead

yesterday 7

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Elie Weinstock

Sweet Home Alabama

yesterday 7

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Deitra Reiser

Featured Post

yesterday 5

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Noah Efron

On this Yom Hashoah, let us also remember the Armenian genocide of 1915

This year Yom Hashoah falls on April 23-24. April 24 is also the day of remembrance of the Armenian genocide, which began on that date in 1915. The...

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David Seidenberg

The Holocaust and Parshat Shemini

We almost always read parshat shemini during the period of tragedy and transition from Passover to Yom Hashoah, and Yom Hazikaron. We often ask...

previous day 10

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Naomi Graetz

Harvard rules

If it weren’t for double standards, the liberal media  and the academic elite might have no standards at all. Israelis and Jews are no strangers to...

previous day 10

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Gary Epstein

Who will our heroes be – A modern Maccabbe

For those of us who value the Jewish tradition and Torah values, we live in a generation where we have true role models and heroes in our midst. If...

previous day 10

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Ben Lazarus

The Lost Train

April 15 is the 80th anniversary when British troops liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. That is the camp where I spent 14 months of my...

previous day 10

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Eddy Boas

U.S. to Iran: How do you spell relief?

Trump is giving Iran’s regime an offer it can’t refuse. With bombers in position ready to attack, with new sanctions tightening the screws, with a...

previous day 9

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Yoseph Janowski

They Called, Someone Answered – Reflections on Yom HaShoah

Yom HaShoah was always a difficult day. Of course, starting last year, it has hit a little differently, and harder. Everyone has their own...

previous day 10

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Avi Kahn

Parshah through the Mediator’s Lens: Shemini

As a Jewish legal mediator, I often turn to tradition not only for inspiration but also for wisdom in resolving disputes. This week’s Torah...

previous day 8

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Ari Sliffman

Food for Thought (Shemini, Covenant & Conversation)

The second half of Exodus and the first part of Leviticus form a carefully structured narrative. The Israelites are commanded to construct a...

previous day 7

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Jonathan Sacks

Full Circle: A Story for Yom HaShoah 2025

Berlin, 1928 Margit lies in a hospital bed on an open-floor maternity ward, remembering the birth of her first child four years earlier. Then, she...

previous day 10

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Tamar Wyschogrod

The Jew’s Day After

From what we have seen until now, there should be no surprise if the next significant step in Israel’s redemption—the final defeat of all external...

wednesday 20

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Ehud Neor

American Jews, Welcome to the World Zionist Congress Elections

There was a time when we were homeless.  Yes, we had a homeland.  For more than 3,000 years we’ve had a homeland, a continuous presence in our...

wednesday 20

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Dan Kaskel

Cooking the Chronicle – Apr 4

I hope you all had a beautiful Pesach! Ours was wonderful, the incredibly generous Rabbi Mark Goodman hosted us (yes, all five of us, infants...

wednesday 3

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Rachel Fauber

Bridges of Grace at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

in memory of Pope Francis z”l Today, I stood beneath the soaring Gothic arches of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, a place steeped in holiness and...

wednesday 30

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Menachem Creditor

To Ben Gvir’s Host

As a rabbi, I am sure you are familiar with the Ten Commandments—specifically the one about not carrying God’s name in vain. By inviting Ben Gvir...

wednesday 6

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Elchanan Poupko

Coachella Didn’t Sell Out Weekend Two. Or Did It?

That’s right, word on the street is Coachella was bummed about the ticket sales of the second weekend and were not about to cancel the antisemitic...

wednesday 30

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Abe Gurko

The Iranian Dilemma and the Future of US–Israel Relations

As tensions between President Trump and the Iranian regime re-emerge at the center of global attention, the Middle East braces itself for what may...

wednesday 30

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Yisrael Klitsner

On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, Finding Joy in My Grandparents’ Lives

I teach a 7th grade Holocaust class at my local Hebrew school. It is typically the first time my students have studied this topic in a classroom....

wednesday 6

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Adam Zimmerman

A Tale of Two Reports

The Ministry of Environmental Protection today published a new report, as required under the UN Climate Convention, on the country’s progress in...

wednesday 20

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Alon Tal

Esther Panitch Running for World Zionist Congress

My conversation with Esther Panitch, Georgia State Representative and the only other Jew besides Jon Ossoff in Georgia politics is a refresher...

wednesday 10

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Abe Gurko

What has Holocaust education actually achieved?

This Yom HaShoah, the focus isn’t just on the past — it’s about a handwritten Haggadah, the choice to sacrifice for another, and the enduring...

wednesday 10

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Zak Jeffay

Circumcision: Theology or Demonic Practice

Yigal Bin-Nun The practice of foreskin removal likely originated in a popular belief rooted in the fear of harm caused by demons during journeys...

wednesday 8

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Yigal Bin-Nun

The Holocaust I didn’t mean to watch

This year, as Holocaust Remembrance Day came around, I felt the pull I always do to connect, to remember, to reflect. Usually, I’ll watch a film or...

wednesday 10

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Youssef Amselem

Can a Holocaust Denier be a Great Bible Scholar?

Can a Catholic priest who dwells in the demonic dungeon of holocaust denial be considered a “great Scriptural scholar?” One might as well ask if...

wednesday 10

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Jules Gomes

Lean In: A Reflection for Yom HaShoah

In August 2022, I traveled to Poland on a study trip. It was a challenging experience—emotionally exhausting and spiritually heavy. As someone...

wednesday 10

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Michelle Mamane-Starkman

Yom Hashoah, But No One Is There

wednesday 9

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Sandra Schachter

Rooted in Values, Based on Trust, Focused on Israel

At a time when trust in so many institutions is under the microscope, and headlines are riddled with questions of transparency and integrity, one...

wednesday 10

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Deb Lust Zaluda

The Death of the Pope Who Called for Climate Action

In 2015, the Association for Environmental Justice in Israel (AEJI) initiated a research project on climate justice with German funding that gained...

wednesday 30

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Carmit Lubanov

The Atlanta Jewish community remembers The Shoah

On Yom HaShoah the Atlanta Jewish community will join others around the world in honoring those murdered during the Holocaust. Unto Every Person...

wednesday 8

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Patrice Worthy

Was all this inevitable?

We’re in the aftermath of Passover. The Hebrew Bible tells us that long before the Hebrews became enslaved in Egypt, for whatever reason God told...

wednesday 7

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Joel Cohen

The Holocaust and the Establishment of Israel

Megillat HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Declaration of Independence, was proclaimed on May 14, 1948 by David Ben Gurion. The document begins with the history...

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Sharona Margolin Halickman

Holy Passover: Kosher Barbie Meets Archbishop Thomas Wenski

I never dreamed I would one day meet someone as prominent as Archbishop Thomas Wenski. Yet, there I was, in the presence of a highly respected...

22.04.2025 4

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Ayelet Raymond

The Weight of a Name: Honoring the Past on Yom HaShoah

For most people, a name is just the beginning. It’s what you answer to, what appears on your documents, what’s stitched into the label on your...

22.04.2025 30

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Faye Grunbart Levinson

German Court: Antisemitism Is Not an Opinion, It’s a Crime!

In a landmark ruling that sends a clear message about Germany’s legal stance on antisemitism, a Berlin court has sentenced a 24-year-old former...

22.04.2025 5

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John Meister

Irony of ironies: bludgeoning higher education on behalf of Jews to erase Jews

Today is a big day for Jewish pride. It is Emile Durkheim’s birthday. Émile Durkheim was a son of a son of a rabbi. This legacy traced back eight...

22.04.2025 50

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Stephen Stern

Arab Culture 101 for the Clueless Westerner: Ever Heard of Al-Hudaybiyah?

Every civilization has its own culture — rooted in the faith, beliefs, customs, and traditions of its people. When a businessman wants to operate...

22.04.2025 5

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Shaul Schmuckler

Earth Day 2025: Protecting Israel’s Nature

For ASPNI Nature Israel, every day is Earth Day. But this April 22 marks the 55th anniversary of this special global day to educate people about...

22.04.2025 4

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Rachel Canar

Passover in Pennsylvania

Last Saturday, Hamas published a propaganda video to show proof of life for hostage soldier Edan Alexander as part of an ongoing strategy to...

22.04.2025 5

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Justine Johnston Hemmestad

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Now is the time to implement policies that will encourage private investors, public bodies, and philanthropic organizations to channel investments...

22.04.2025 2

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Glenn Yago

Why Stand with Israel?

To stand with Israel, for some, is controversial. For others, it’s political. For me—it’s personal. It’s moral. It’s spiritual. It’s historical. I...

22.04.2025 1

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Sahar Saeed