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Chanukah can be a special time for couples to reflect on their Shalom Bayit and apply the themes of kindling and rekindling lights to their marriages or sadly apply the flames from the candles burning to ignite negative and stressful emotions…

Artificial intelligence has quickly become the focal point of modern conversations about education, cognition, and the future of human learning. As AI tools become more adept at producing essays, solving math problems, and generating polished…

I recently had the profound honor of representing thousands of members L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty at a powerful gathering of Israeli and Jewish human rights groups for a webinar focused on the proposed bill to impose the death…

In nine days, the streets of Dublin will be adorned with fairy lights. From Galway to Cork, nativity scenes will appear in town squares, and children will sing of a Jewish child born in Bethlehem, proclaimed the “King of the Jews.” But as…

The Boys No One Sees: Hidden Sexual Exploitation in Afghanistan

When Western activists talk about gender issues in Afghanistan, the focus is almost always on girls.
That focus is important—girls in Afghanistan face discrimination, forced…

In recent years, the world has witnessed a disturbing pattern of terrorist attacks targeting public celebrations and carnivals in Western countries. From Christmas markets in Germany, France, to Jewish festivals such as Rosh Hashanah,…

I wrote this essay over the summer, while David Hockney 25 was on view at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris (9 April–31 August 2025).

With the recent passing of Frank Gehry (28 February 1929–5 December 2025), the architect of the…

As Miss Israel 2025, witnessing the tragic Hanukkah terror attack in Sydney filled me with a profound need for our Jewish community to shine brighter than ever. Yesterday, I awoke to the heartbreaking news—an act of violence no Jew in the…

In the Chanukahs since October 7, a sentence keeps surfacing: “I’m supposed to be festive, but there is so much pain.” The holiday arrives, and so do grief, fear, anger, and emotional exhaustion that can be hard to articulate.

As we…