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For decades, the world has struggled to acknowledge that sexual violence affects not only women and girls, but men and boys as well. Sexual assault against men remains one of the most hidden and stigmatized forms of violence, especially…

Parshas Miketz, which often coincides with Chanukah, is filled with many deep and profound ideas. I’d like to touch on one of them, namely the discussion about Yosef and his marriage to Asnath. As we explained in the article here, this…

Chazal established that the mitzvah of lighting the Hanukkah candles is performed at night—not during the day, not in brightness and ease, but precisely in darkness. Hanukkah light is meant to be kindled when light is lacking. This year,…

I’m mourning my Australian identity.

Israel is my mission, but Australia was my peace. It was a silent anchor that kept me grounded when life felt untethered. It was the only place where I didn’t have to be a “Zionist,” a “Jew” or…

Dedicated to the victims of the horrific antisemitic attack on the first night of Chanukah in Bondi Beach, Australia. As reflected in the article below, their deaths connect our generation to the enduring story of faith and spiritual…

Since Oct 7th, Gaza has become one of the most discussed places on Earth. Most observers view Gaza as inherently and unquestionably Palestinian, and any Jewish claim or sentiment toward it is dismissed as extremism, expansionism, or part of a…

The holiday of Hanukkah stands out amongst other holidays on the Jewish calendar. Directly linked to service in the Holy Temple, Hanukkah was celebrated as a rejection of the impurity that the Greeks sought to impose within the temple…

The happiest moments of youth’s fleeting hours

We’ve past neath the shade of these time-honored walls.

And sorrows as transient as April’s brief showers

Have clouded our lives in Brunonia’s halls.

The final verse of Brown’s Alma…

As this year comes to a close, the violence that struck a Jewish community in Sydney during a Chanukah celebration forces a clarity many have resisted. Chanukah is not just a holiday of light. It is the most Zionist holiday on the calendar,…