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Anna Steinberg

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We Tried Oslo. Now Let’s Try Reality

Thirty years after an interim agreement failed to deliver a final peace, it is time to consider a different architecture…a one sovereign Jewish...

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Anna Steinberg

Peace Seekers: If Gaza Is a War Zone, Let’s Give People a Way Out

Peace Seekers: If Gaza Is a War Zone, Let’s Give People a Way Out

I know what it’s like to leave everything behind. As a Jewish refugee from the Soviet Union, my family fled because staying was no longer safe....

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The Conversation in Spain and Spiritual Karma

Last summer, my husband, our children, and I spent time in Spain during a Mediterranean cruise. Spain is beautiful. The architecture is breathtaking....

05.08.2026 50

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We Are the Phoenix: From Ashes, We Build

There is something profoundly beautiful about the current timing. We’re sitting in the day of Tisha B’Av, the anniversary of our greatest...

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Stop Turning Israel Into America’s Political Stage

Israel welcomes debate. Israelis argue with each other every day. They criticize their leaders. They question Israeli policies. That’s what...

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Anna Steinberg

When Butterflies Return

For the past several weeks, butterflies have been following me everywhere. Yellow butterflies. White butterflies. Following me across Costa Rica,...

02.07.2026 60

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Anna Steinberg

The Women Who May Bring Moshiach

I don’t connect with women easily. I’m an only child. I moved constantly as an immigrant and refugee. Most of my life, friendships with women my...

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Anna Steinberg

We Both Thought the Other One Left

Yesterday, I spent an hour and a half on Chicago’s South Side with a Black community leader and his beautiful wife. I had met him years ago while...

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Anna Steinberg

Faith, Geopolitics, and the Day Israel Stands Alone

The Iran deal being discussed looks terrible. An Islamic regime that has brutalized its own people, funded terrorism across the region, and crushed...

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Anna Steinberg

Pull Up A Chair

Today I sat down with Daniel Biss. If that surprises you, good. I’m an Orthodox Jewish woman. Daniel is a progressive Democrat. We don’t agree on...

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Who’s standing with you?

Last week, I wrote about a question many American Jews are quietly asking themselves…do we recognize the signs? As antisemitism becomes normalized,...

08.06.2026 70

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A Soviet Jew’s Warning About Propaganda

This weekend, an IDF soldier named Eli Winning visited Northwestern University. The idea was simple…have dialogue. For decades, universities have...

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Jewish future will be led by the bridge builders

The primary is over. Now comes the moment for reflection. What happened in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District should serve as an important lesson,...

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Anna steinberg

The Need to Rediscover Clarity

Everyone keeps asking what is happening to the Jewish community. We talk constantly about antisemitism. We talk about the Mandanis of the world, the...

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When Clarity Disappears, So Does Safety

We’ve seen what real moral clarity looks like in America. When Black communities said Black Lives Matter, the call was specific, clear, and it was...

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Anna steinberg