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When Hashem created Adam on the very first Rosh HaShannah, He put Adam in a place called Gan Eden (“the Garden of Eden”) to cultivate and guard (Gen. 2:15). On the selfsame day, Adam sinned by eating from the Tree of Knowledge and was…

Ben Lazarus’ articulate blog, “My Message to My Arab Neighbours”, seems to capture the mood of the moment, one of cautious optimism that a page has now been turned. I strongly agree with these sentiments. But they are not enough.

There…

A close friend from Tel Aviv texted me from her vacation in New York. She said she doesn’t know how to read from afar how things are progressing with the deal and asked me to update her. I responded in stream of consciousness, assuming she…

As we wait anxiously to see whether the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas will take hold and become permanent—ending the massacres in Gaza and bringing the hostages home—we find ourselves in the midst of Sukkot, the festival of…