A few days ago, I wrote about the sound outside my window — a cry that felt both immediate and ancient, arriving from the present but echoing across centuries. After publishing that piece, I found myself needing to step back — not away from…
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Gene Migration — How the Past Moves Through Us
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In One Breath: Claire Tabouret at Grand Palais
“Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being, and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin. The inexplicable fact is that the blinder it is, the more tenacious it becomes. It is never stronger than when it…
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When Are Jews Allowed To Feel Afraid?
When something happens to Jews, the response is almost automatic. Not “are you okay?” Not “this is horrible.” Not even silence. It’s this sentence. “Anti-Zionism isn’t antisemitism.” I’m seeing it all over the comment sections…
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Rabbi Gilad Kariv—a pioneering, serious legislator in Israel’s parliament
Not long ago, I was giving a zoom talk to adult members of a Reform synagogue in the USA in which I was trying to explain to them the basics about the complicated and convoluted political system in Israel. When I discussed the political parties…
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The Dutch Couple Who Chose Israel
Since October 7th, countless stories have appeared about non-Jews who picked up their lives to support Israel. Douglas Murray is, of course, the best-known example. In his book “On Democrats and Death Cults,” he recounts how he came to Israel…
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Masada: New Evidence
One of the most controversial subjects in Jewish history is the famous story of the Jewish defense of Masada during the Second Temple period. Masada was the last major Jewish fortification destroyed in the war against Rome. Current research…
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Historic win: Miss Israel Ayelet Raymond, first beauty queen with Star of David crown
As the first Hasidic woman to hold the Miss Israel title, my journey has always been about bridging worlds: faith and modernity, tradition and ambition, Jerusalem and the wider world. Growing up in a Hasidic community in Jerusalem, I did not…
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Neither Miracle Nor Metaphor, It’s Just Who We Are
For a holiday that celebrates a military victory, it’s safe to say that after what happened in Australia, we probably all feel a bit defeated. After all, there have been too many such days the last few years, not to mention the last few…
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When darkness answers the festival of lights
They came to kindle the first flame of Hanukkah on the golden sands of Bondi Beach. They left in body bags. On Sunday evening, December 14, a father-and-son duo opened fire on approximately 1,000 Jews celebrating “Hanukkah by the Sea.” The attack…
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Appeasement’s bitter harvest in Bondi
Israel knows what the West forgets: When evil is indulged, it grows; when confronted, it retreats – which is why Israel continues to fight it, wherever it is found
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