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Who today in Toronto really speaks out for Judaism? This past Sunday, March 8th, a quagmire of politicians and elites stood front and centre, outside...
These days in Israel, our world has gotten smaller again. Not emotionally smaller — if anything, the opposite. But physically smaller. Families are...
There are moments in history when leaders are called upon not merely to manage events, but to speak moral truth clearly and without hesitation. This...
I don’t think I need to translate this well known proverb which we Jews hear hundreds of times throughout our lives. But these days it feels...
A Palestinian terrorist attack in Tel Aviv on June 8, 2016 was a unique event, having been the only one inside Israel recorded in real time by...
From “Sheep” to Protector: Why Training is No Longer Optional I want to share a story that reminds us all why we train. I currently teach Krav...
The war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran on February 28, 2026, got bombastic names: “Operation Epic Fury” (United States),...
What was the Mishkan? Earlier in Exodus we hear the command: “Make for Me a mikdash, a holy place, and I will dwell (“veshachanti”) among them....
The New York Times recently featured a video showing thousands of people gathered in Tehran’s Enghelab Square celebrating the announcement of...
Moments of crisis, fear, and polarization bring out the best and the worst in any society. A country at war is no exception. As America and Israel...
As the conflict from US and Israeli strikes on Iran continues, most attention has rightfully focused on the future of Iranian leadership, the risk of...
My wife and I just returned from Israel armed with glorious memories to last a lifetime. We arrived in Israel a number of weeks ago to visit our...
In days when sirens interrupt daily life and we repeatedly run to the safe room, our children’s worlds are also shaken. For them, the sound of the...
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Understanding Extremist Voices Amid Strong India-Israel Ties In Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on March 6, 2026, Kashmiri Shiite Muslim women march during...
For decades, the Middle East has lived under the shadow of Iran’s terror networks and proxy conflicts. From Hezbollah in Lebanon to militias across...
The current war with Iran was barely a few days old when pundits and scholars began compiling lists of its alleged failures. Many critics rushed to...
To Tucker Carlson and Every Bible-Quoting Antisemite: Stop Using God’s Name to Curse the Jews There is something especially vile about using the...
Over the past few days, several people have shared with me a fascinating dataset from a recent US General Social Survey, which tracks the percentage...
March 15–Day of Rescuers of Lithuanian Jews While Lithuania highlights 924 recognized rescuers, the deeper truth—illustrated even in the record of...
For many Jewish people, the idea of moving to Israel begins as a quiet feeling — a pull toward something more rooted, more purposeful. It might...
Tribute to the outstanding composer on the 30th anniversary of his passing Celebrating Weinberg in Finland February 26th, 2026, marked the 30th...
Much is being made these days about the fact that the Iranian Assembly of Experts chose Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as the Supreme Leader....
The following was written this week by a lone soldier who recently served over 250 days in reserve duty, and is currently living in Colorado who must...
The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of ancient Medrashim (commentaries on Torah) includes the following passage: א“ר יצחק שנה שמלך...
Our young people are being well looked after – but don’t abandon them over Pesach Like most Jewish people in the Diaspora, I have always had an...
The Future of the Middle East in the Shadow of Developments in Tehran After more than four decades of rule by the Islamic Republic, Iran faces...
The irony of this week’s double parsha is not lost on me. I am writing these words from the mamak—the merhav mugan komati, the safe room on my...
The Iranian missile threat ended at 4:20 a.m., but not before the heavens shook from a blast. I climbed the three flights to my apartment, hoping to...
What a time to be alive. Ballistic missiles flying from all directions, Iron Dome interceptions at a near-perfect rate, chayalim—our ovdei...
When Tyranny Finds Apologists Abroad People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti...
This last Shabbat I spent Seudah Shelisheet sitting around an expansive table, singing z’mirot, our songs as Shabbat was coming to a close. We...
While the war with Iran rages on, as U.S.-Israel coalition forces weaken the regime’s military capabilities, Israelis are still suffering from a...
Much of Sefer Shemot describes the building of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle that served as the center of Israel’s worship during their trek through...
Confidence is the most fragile asset in the global economy. Markets run on it. Alliances depend on it. Deterrence requires it. And right now, the...
Justice Without Vengeance: Why Accountability Must Be Credible to Sustain Peace This essay is part of the series “Before Reconstruction: The Moral...
The Democratic Party has been staking out its 2028 campaign positions on Israel and the Middle East since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury. Why...
What many people don’t understand about Israelis is that our emotional baseline is calibrated differently. It isn’t because we are stronger or...
The fact that the Jewish people are still here, and stronger than ever, is a puzzle to most of the world. Alistair Heath, the Editor of the Daily...
Silence Is Not Safety Is hiding your identity a sign of cowardice, or is it wisdom? This is a painful question many Jews in Europe are asking...
Late on a Friday afternoon, as the sun dipped low over the rooftops of Berditchev, a wagon driver hurried into the synagogue. He was breathless. Dust...
Some interesting trivia: Next year, 2027, is a prime number (divisible only by itself and one). And so is 2029. Mathematicians for centuries have...
This week’s double parsha, Vayakhel–Pekudei, addresses two timeless questions that shape every society: how a people builds its purpose and...
The myth of the “Impregnable Fortress” has been shattered into a thousand jagged pieces. As of March 2026, the Islamic Republic of Iran is no...
Valuation, Contagion, and the Abraham Accords Economy Operation Epic Fury has sharpened a question that the Abraham Accords economy can no longer...
Imagine a typical family trip in Costa Rica: the calls of howler monkeys overhead, sloths resting in mahogany trees, and the mesmerizing blue of the...
War, crime, and instability are shaping the childhood of Israel’s Jewish, Muslim, and Christian children alike. I write these words not only as a...
Wars often reveal their most important lessons only after they have already begun. Before the first missiles fly and before the first drones appear on...
When I get two or three text messages from concerned family or friends abroad in the same hour, while it could be coincidental, I check the news. New...
As the world is experiencing yet another oil supply crisis, this time initiated by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s bombing campaign in Iran,...
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