In my article in the 18 July 2025 issue of the New Statesman, I suggested that the conduct of Israel in the Gaza Strip…
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The insidious plan to expel Jews from the West
Three Jews attacked at a vigil for Israeli hostages in Frankfurt.
Two Israeli tourists attacked in a park in the Netherlands and hospitalized.
In Essen, Germany, a knife attack outside a synagogue.
Jewish-owned cars defaced in Haute-Savoie, France.
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Red or Blue?
I: Before we begin this last section of the interview—this final chapter—I want to ask you something first. What are the exact prompts that anyone would have to give you in order to reproduce this experiment? ChatGPT-4: The sequence is…
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The Blogs: Filling the Silence of the Shofar with Hard Truths | Maximillian Hollander
There’s a silence that washes across the congregation as the shofar’s cry reverberates across the sanctuary on Rosh Hashanah. According to Rambam, the call of the shofar is supposed to rouse us to change, but what it isn’t very clear is…
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דרמה במשט לעזה: גרטה טונברג הודחה מתפקידה ועברה ספינה
גרטה טונברג והמשט לעזה (צילום אינסטגרם/ gretathunberg)
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The Blogs: 5786: No More Excuses – Defend Israel | Sabine Sterk
5786: No More Excuses — Defend Israel
Rosh Hashanah 5786 , the calendar turns, but for too many Israeli families time has been frozen in agony. Two years have passed since the most savage attacks on Jews since the Holocaust. Two years in…
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Wave of recognitions of Palestinian state ‘performative,’ US says
In the first response by the Trump administration to the announcements by Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal recognizing a Palestinian state, a US State Department official attacked: ‘Our focus remains on serious diplomacy, not performative…
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Trump, US officials praise Charlie Kirk’s faith, impact on politics at mega memorial
US President Donald Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” for freedom as he and other prominent conservatives gathered on Sunday evening to honor the slain conservative political activist whose work they…
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The Blogs: Israel-Gaza War and Jewish Reflection: A High Holy Days Reckoning | Penny S. Tee
From Horror to Holiness
Time flies. This year, the High Holy Days arrive just after International Peace Day. Oy.
The Israel-Gaza war drags on, and not all hostages have returned. Let’s hope 5786 brings the hostages home—and Peace to…
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The Blogs: Unetana Tokef | Kenneth Cohen
One of the most impressive prayers of the High Holiday prayers, is ונתנה תוקף. This is the very emotional prayer where the question is asked, “Who will live and who will die?”
In order to emphasize the severity of the day, the…
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