Is Steven Spielberg a Rabbi?
Strictly speaking, no. Though coming from an observant family, he embraced the movie-house, not the Yeshiva.
The term “Rabbi” however, literally means “My teacher.” Spielberg’s lessons have been…
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The Blogs: The irony of it all | Jaroslava Halper
The irony of it all
Jaroslava HalperJust a couple of months ago Israel was seen as a rising power—if not at the world level, at least on par with the big wigs in the Middle East. After all, even if Hamas was not disarmed it was pushed into…
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The Blogs: ‘Detractors and Conspiratorialists’ Respond to Bondi Beach | Michael J. Lewis
A few observations re SOME of the early responses to the antisemitic slaughter at Bondi Beach. There’s a certain “playbook” after an attack on Jews around the World. And we see it once again in some of the early reactions to the…Continue Reading
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Collective Healing Is the Foundation for Israeli Resilience
As we look ahead to the new year, it is a time when we naturally search for optimism and better things to come. For Israelis and Jews around the world who have lived and lost through the devastating experience of October 7th and the Iron…
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Antisemitism tensions rise as NYC Young Republicans host the far-right
The guest list at the New York Young Republican Club’s annual gala on Saturday included white nationalists, antisemitic conspiracy theorists and a Jewish City Councilwoman, who ultimately decided not to attend.
Inna…
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New Interdiction Doctrine: War on Shadow Fleet
The United States is no longer warning its adversaries. It is physically denying them resources. In late 2025, Washington crossed a doctrinal threshold. Sanctions—long treated as financial abstractions—are now being enforced at sea, in real…
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Too Little, Too Late: The Deadly Cost of Weak Leadership
Sydney’s Bondi Beach was meant to be a site of joy, not terror. On the first night of Hanukkah, a mass shooting at a Jewish festival left at least 16 people dead and 40 injured — a deliberate terrorist attack on Jews celebrating their faith….
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“Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.”
J’accuse…! Today, the governments of Australia, Canada, France and the UK have very little moral fibre left within their ranks. In an open letter written in 1898 by the prominent French writer Emile Zola and addressed to the President of France,…
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Israel, a Country of Wasted Abundance
I am a mother, a consumer, and a former restaurateur. Three different perspectives, one conclusion: in Israel, food is wasted without restraint. I have seen Saturday nights after Shabbat when trash bins overflow with barely touched dishes,…
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They Chose Light in Edinburgh
In the Wake of Terror, Scotland’s Jewish Community Choose Light Just a week ago, in the quiet of our kitchen, I told my husband I wanted to go into Edinburgh to witness my first Chanukah menorah lighting in my new home country, Scotland. It felt…
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