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Interview: Rabbi Gilad Kariv on the Knesset’s Future

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Laurence Wolff

Before Scofield, Before Herzl, Christianity Has Always Been Zionist [2/2]

yesterday 8

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Adil Faouzi

Legacy With Intention: Why Estate Planning Is a Jewish Imperative

yesterday 8

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Hadara Ishak

Jeffrey Sachs’s Moral Shortcuts in His UN Speech

yesterday 8

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Ab Boskany

Everyone Hates the Enlightenment—Except When They Need It

yesterday 7

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Stephen Stern

Israeli Innovators Lead the Way in Delivering the AI Revolution in HR

yesterday 6

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Dmytro Spilka

The Last Lecture

yesterday 7

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Yosef Silfen

I Am Like Israel

yesterday 7

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Sharron Katz

One Debate Exposed a Generation of Jewish Failure

yesterday 7

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Joshua Dubin

A Name Should Continue the Golden Chain

yesterday 6

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Eliezer Simcha Weiss

Understanding the Language of Animals: A Forgotten Jewish Wisdom

There are books that are not written with ink or letters. They cannot be printed, bound, or placed on a shelf. These books are read through...

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Mikhail Salita

Venezuela: It Was Always the Oil  

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Sherwin Pomerantz

Not Just Freedom: The Fight to Save Iran – Inside Iran’s Nationwide Resistance

In the heart of Iran, a profound transformation is unfolding. What began as a localized cry for justice has evolved into an existential battle for...

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Mikheil Khachidze

Confronting a Hemispheric Threat: Trump’s Venezuela Decision Explained

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Junaid Qaiser

The Seven Facets of Healing with Rabbi Leo Dee

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Jonathan Feldstein

Bread on the Hearses

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Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

If Kyiv were a story

But who on earth could have imagined such a dialogue, Fictional essay or reality? A Europe in panic over Trump: chronicle of an admitted dependency...

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Francis Moritz

When ‘Zionist’ Becomes a Political Bogeyman

In the aftermath of the weekend’s events in Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, Vice President and interim leader after Nicolás Maduro’s capture by U.S....

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Dan Jacobs

I Thought Serious Torah Learning Was for Others

For years, I believed that serious Torah learning was for other people – the ones who could open a sefer without panic and read Hebrew without...

previous day 10

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Chavi Eisenberg

Transition for the world through First and Second phases of World War III

The epicentre of these globally affecting events is the Middle East. The last hundred and ten years from 1914 to 2023 were with wars, revolutions,...

previous day 10

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Abraham Mannil Thomas

The Most Consequential Leader in History

This week, in synagogues around the world, Jews read the first chapters in the biblical book of Exodus. There we meet Moses and read about his...

sunday 20

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John L. Rosove

The genius of Palestinian disinformation has been to reverse cause and effect

“Checkpoints are not the cause of terror. Terror is the cause of checkpoints” Those two sentences in a Facebook post from a man who grew up on a...

sunday 20

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Jan Shure

Trump and the Israel Prize

As we all know, President Trump loves receiving awards, even if one comes from a leader whom he not so long ago apparently considered “obsessive”...

sunday 10

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Berl Falbaum

In The Shadow of October 7: Unmasking Putin’s Role

Dear Israel, Putin is not your friend. Putin was never your friend. He is a Jew-hating thug, living in a particular part of the world with a long...

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Whimsy Anderson

Israel has not committed genocide

It was a Polish lawyer, Rafael Lemkin (1900-1959), who coined the term ‘genocide.” It’s a manufactured word from the Greek meaning the killing...

sunday 60

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Perry Raphael Rank

When Humanitarian Brands Become Strategic Liabilities

Israel’s decision to tighten registration and security vetting for NGOs operating in Gaza is not an attack on humanitarianism. It is an overdue...

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Mordechai Levin

Israel and Cyprus act in line with Western Interests. Turkey?

A few months ago, when Greece and Cyprus blocked Turkey’s access to SAFE — the European Union’s €150-billion financial instrument for joint defence...

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Kostis Konstantinou

Recognition or Risk? Israel’s Somaliland Gamble

On December 26, 2025, Israel took an unexpected, and feared by many, step in becoming the first United Nations member state to formally recognize...

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Eli Bernstein

I am a different person than I was on October 6

I am a different person than I was on October 6 — and I am certainly not alone. I was not in the army during this war. My days of service ended...

sunday 60

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Lonny Baskin

“They Threw Him In The Pit . . . And Sat Down To Eat Bread” While He Screamed

The Torah does not ask anyone to call what happened to Yosef “righteous.” The Torah records it with a kind of cold precision that all but dares the...

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Yael Chaya Miriam Gray

The Day That Changed Israel — But Will Not Name Israel – Shemot

There are days that split history in two. October 7th, 2023 was one of them. A day of unthinkable brutality, shattered homes, broken assumptions,...

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Jay M. Stein

Liberation’s Call: From Venezuela to Iran

The Zionist story is, at its heart, a saga of liberation—from the ancient Exodus from Egypt to the modern pursuit of dignity and...

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Andy Blumenthal

How Jewish Fragmentation In NYC Helped Mamdani Win

New York City is home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. That fact alone makes Zohran Mamdani’s election deeply concerning, not...

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Joe Bergovoy

The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #202, Crystal Haggadah, 13

In this episode… Will I know Elijah? Do I know myself? And how will I act in my unknowing? …Grunts and hmm’s and shaking of heads til Benish...

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Stephen Berer

Joseph and His Brothers

First published in German in 1944, It was with an immense sense of achievement (and a huge sigh of relief) that I finished this classic, which I...

sunday 10

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Post-jihadist Sunni Revivalism and the Return of History

For a long time, the strength of Islamists was measured by how much violence they caused: attacks, land grabs, and the deaths of leaders. That...

sunday 1

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Tim Orr

Mamdani’s Malevolent Mission to Redefine Antisemitism in America

On his first day in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made three moves that should alarm anyone tracking the rebranding of Antisemitism in...

sunday 10

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Steven Goldstein

Corruption: The True Roadblock to Geula and How Torah’s Tavnit Can Pave the Way

Temple’s destruction stemmed from sinat chinam (baseless hatred), baseless hatred, and internal rot, including violent factionalism between the...

sunday 3

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Yosef Eitan

Getting Your Money Ready for 2026

I remember sitting at my kitchen table a few years ago, staring at my bank app after yet another price increase announcement. Groceries were up,...

sunday 10

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Sharon Levin

How Living in Israel Changed My Relationship to Time

After living in Israel for years, time stopped meaning the same thing. January first now passes quietly for me. I notice it. I acknowledge it. And...

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Morgane Koresh

How Much Should I Invest? (And Where I Put My Money)

Hey, please read the financial disclaimer below before reading this.* A question I get asked all the time is:  “How much should I actually invest?”...

sunday 10

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Kovi Fine

Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel — Part XXIX

Two States, Confederation, or Shared Sovereignty? Long-Term Political Possibilities Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel...

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Ed Gaskin

Historical and Modern Voices of Reason Against Israel’s Death Penalty Bill: Pt.1

(Note: This post is Part 1 of the two-part series “Historical and Modern Voices of Reason Against Israel’s Death Penalty Bill.” Please see the...

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Michael Zoosman

A Prognostication of Donald Trump’s Actions in 2026

Donald Trump has revealed a consistent pattern of actions throughout the first year of his second term as president of the United States: as a...

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Warren J. Blumenfeld

Neujahrskonzert

The address of my childhood until I got married was Karlsplatz 3. When I walked out of the rather grand entrance, through which horse drawn...

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Rebecca Liebermann Nissel

Anti-Zionism Was Never Harmless. Now It Governs.

Antisemitism has learned how to pass a background check. It no longer shouts. It governs. For years, Jews who warned that anti-Zionism was simply...

03.01.2026 60

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Brad Goverman

2025 in Review: Global Antisemitism, Global Failure, Jewish Defiance (Part 1)

There are years that scar a community, and years that bind a people together across borders. 2025 was both. For Jews everywhere, 2025 was not the...

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Elliot Timothy

Fear of Snakes Questions Mangrove Restoration

While walking through a small mangrove plantation site in coastal Odisha, I expected to hear pride stories regarding mangrove plantation success...

03.01.2026 60

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Kapilkumar Nivutti Ingle

Heroes of Progressivism: Entry #6

Senator Jeff Merkley: The Reckless Resolver The September 12 non-binding resolution authored by the junior senator from Oregon is disconcerting....

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Eric Bordenkircher

The Hypocrisy of Boycotting Israel

The Hypocrisy of Boycotting Israel Calls to boycott Israel have become fashionable in parts of Europe and beyond. Governments, municipalities,...

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Sabine Sterk