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Steve Wenick

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The Story of Birds (REVIEW)

Many countries feature a national bird. The United States chose the bald eagle, France the Gallic rooster, and the United Kingdom the European robin....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Wenick

Does California Have a Jewish Problem?

California judge Gassia Apkarian has ordered Kars4Kids to stop airing its jingle in the state unless the Jewish car-donation charity discloses that...

21.05.2026 20

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Steve Wenick

Shavuot, an Almost Forgotten Festival

The Jewish calendar contains three major pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot, collectively known as the Shalosh Regalim, the “Three...

20.05.2026 50

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The Secret of Chabad’s Success Is No Secret

Across the United States and much of the Western world, affiliation with synagogues and churches has been declining for decades, especially since the...

18.05.2026 40

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Conspicuously Missing From the Media Was Shabbat 250

Conspicuously absent from the mainstream media this week was any serious coverage of, or celebration surrounding, “Shabbat 250.” For those who may...

17.05.2026 40

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Should a L’Chaim Be Prohibited?

A good friend of mine, Lou D’Angelo, shared an interesting article titled “L’Chaim” by Leibel Kahan, which reports that when Sonoma Valley’s...

14.05.2026 30

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Pandemic Jew-Hatred – Neither Mysterious nor Spontaneous

In a recent article, author and journalist Joan Swirsky introduces readers to political consultant and author Warren Kinsella’s analysis of what he...

13.05.2026 40

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Steve Wenick

A Nation Infected

There is a societal disease spreading across the United States. It has penetrated public schools, university campuses, corporations, media...

11.05.2026 50

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Playing a Dangerous Game

Anonymous sources suggest the United States and Iran are closing in on a one-page framework to end their conflict. Other, equally informed voices warn...

06.05.2026 60

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Steve Wenick

He “Got What He Wanted” Blast

The relationship between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu has evolved into a bitter historical drama, with Obama’s recent “got what he...

05.05.2026 50

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Steve Wenick

Is a Preemptive Strike Ever Justified?

Iran’s supreme leader isn’t hinting at compromise, he’s broadcasting defiance. Even as President Donald Trump probes for a diplomatic opening,...

01.05.2026 30

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The Myth of the Chosen People

Today, on social media, a grossly misinformed individual, repeated the oft repeated trope that Jews consider themselves ‘superior’ because the...

30.04.2026 50

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Why the Current Spate of Attacks Against Jews?

Recent reported attacks on Jewish individuals, including one in London, have renewed concerns about antisemitism in liberal democracies such as the...

29.04.2026 40

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Moral Inversion: When the Vanquished Are Declared Victorious

A moral inversion is taking hold across parts of the West, most visibly among segments of America’s elitists. Reality is no longer debated; it is...

24.04.2026 60

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Be a Noah

I hear a rising chorus of unease within the Jewish community. More than anxiety, it feels like warning sirens before a storm. The political winds have...

23.04.2026 60

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Hardening the Hearts of Tyrants

With echoes of the Passover still reverberating, the story of the Exodus, of a people breaking free as Egypt collapsed under Pharaoh, offers a...

22.04.2026 50

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Baiting Trump

Attempts to bait President Trump into reducing or abandoning support for Israel represent the latest iteration of a familiar set of strategic...

21.04.2026 60

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Steve Wenick

A War of Words

Despite the public war of words between Trump and Tehran, their saber-rattling had for the moment, given way to renewed efforts at negotiation. Yet...

12.04.2026 60

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Steve Wenick

Rooting For a U.S. Defeat

The president’s political opponents and their media cohorts have done everything to paint a grim picture of America’s war against Iran. They...

27.03.2026 70

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An Imminent Threat by an Implacable Enemy

Iran is not an imminent threat; it is a current one. Prior to the commencement of Operation Epic Fury Feb. 28, Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi...

24.03.2026 70

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A Brief Geopolitical Chronology of Israel

During our 3500-year trek through time, we Jews metamorphosed from an upstart nation to a start-up nation. Our journey began with a promise, and today...

18.03.2026 70

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An Enthralling and Enlightening Evening

Last evening, I had the pleasure of listening to Yoseph Haddad, an Israeli Arab Christian who joined the IDF’s vaunted Golani Brigade. When he...

16.03.2026 70

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Well Now You Know

For those of you who claim the reason you do not support the war the United States and Israel are waging against Iran, is because President Trump has...

15.03.2026 70

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Attacking Social Media Tactics

Well informed investigative personnel have uncovered a coordinated and well-funded tactic employed by anti-Semites and anti-Israel activists. Recent...

17.02.2026 150

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Tell Me Where I Belong (Review)

22.12.2025 100

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There are no lone wolves

14.12.2025 60

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Steve Wenick

Because They Hate

29.05.2025 50

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Steve Wenick