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Jonathan Muskat

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Gevurah in Our Time: Strength and Sovereignty on Yom HaAtzmaut

What is the secret to Jewish strength and courage? At first glance, the answer seems obvious. The Mishnah in Pirkei Avot teaches: “Eizehu gibor?...

tuesday 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jonathan Muskat

Remembering with Purpose: What Yom HaZikaron Asks of Us

Living in America, I cannot help being struck by the stark contrast between Yom Hazikaron in America and Yom Hazikaron in Israel. Yom Hazikaron in...

tuesday 30

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Jonathan Muskat

When Restraint Becomes a Moral Failure

In recent weeks, a sharp and unusually public tension has emerged between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over issues of war, morality, and the role...

16.04.2026 50

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Jonathan Muskat

Still at the Table: Why Jewish Identity Matters

A teacher once asked her students what religious objects they had in their homes. One child described a painting before which his mother knelt each...

30.03.2026 60

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Jonathan Muskat

Purim, Prayer and the Courage to Act

In its recent letter, Agudath Israel of America calls upon Jews everywhere to respond to the current crisis by intensifying tefillah. “At this...

02.03.2026 50

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Jonathan Muskat

Amalek Once a Year, Redemption Every Day

Over breakfast one morning, a woman said to her husband, “I’ll bet you don’t know what day this is.” “Of course I do,” he replied,...

27.02.2026 80

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Jonathan Muskat

A Song, a Pushback, and the Question of What Leads to Real Avodat Hashem

06.02.2026 50

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Jonathan Muskat

Lighting the Darkness: Chanukah Courage After Bondi Beach

17.12.2025 100

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Jonathan Muskat

Why Chanuka is Harder than it Looks

10.12.2025 70

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Jonathan Muskat

Depth, Independence… And Humility: What Responsible Psak Really Requires

28.11.2025 80

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Jonathan Muskat

K’Ish Echad B’Lev Echad – The Urgency of Unity for Its Own Sake

31.10.2025 60

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Jonathan Muskat

The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

12.09.2025 60

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Jonathan Muskat

Why I Chose Not to Sign the Rabbinic Statement Criticizing the Netanyahu Government

21.08.2025 60

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Jonathan Muskat

Humility, Greatness, and the Strength of Purpose

16.06.2025 40

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Jonathan Muskat

Carried by the Torah: Finding Inspiration this Shavuot

30.05.2025 70

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Jonathan Muskat

A Jewish Reflection on the Passing of Pope Francis

01.05.2025 40

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Jonathan Muskat

The Morality of Wiping Out Amalek

09.03.2025 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jonathan Muskat