Pickleball, originally invented in 1965, has become the fastest-growing sport in the English-speaking world in the 2020s. Appealing across ages and backgrounds, the entry level for participation is fairly simple: 30 minutes is usually sufficient…
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Pickleball anyone? A modest proposal for increasing Jewish unity
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Unusual Bedfellows: The Israelis and Palestinians Working Together to Dig Up the Nakba
Jamal Eid remembers fondly how, when he was a young man in the 1980s, his father took him to visit their ancestral village of al-Haditha, which his family was forced to abandon during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence. Eid, now a 64-year-old bank…
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Quintessential Sydney, the beach made us smile
My survivor mother found sanctuary down under, but she knew that when hate speech is the norm, violence follows – and Australia has a problem with hate speech
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Menorah Amulet From Byzantine Time Found in Ancient Jerusalem
An unbeautiful lead pendant with the menorah symbol on both sides has been found in the Late Byzantine layer of ancient Jerusalem, a time when Jews remained banned from the city, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday.
Its dating…
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Fathers and Sons
Twice in recent days, we have witnessed a horror that defies comprehension. The latest attack, carried out by a father and son duo, has left communities shattered and innocent lives lost. Like countless others, I find myself repulsed beyond…
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Roei Eisenberg and the Open Tent Young Jews Are Building Themselves
In an era where Jewish organizations boast million-dollar budgets and decades of institutional history, Roei Eisenberg launched a political movement with just $200 and a dream. What he had that legacy organizations didn’t: an Instagram account…
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Happiness and Worry
The Orchot Tzaddikim speaks of parallel positive and negative character traits. The chapters of the book, reflect this idea. There is a chapter on arrogance, followed by one on humility. There is love and hate, miserliness and generosity, and…
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Sydney: The costly blindness
The attack perpetrated in Sydney on December 14, 2025, targeting Jews and perpetrated by Islamist terrorists, constitutes a shock for Australia. But it cannot be considered as an isolated event, arising in a vacuum. It is part of a broader…
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The massacre of Jews in Bondi Beach
As we mourn the Jews massacred in Australia, let us remember what this is all about. The conflict is not about Gaza, nor about the West Bank. It is a centuries-old conflict between the Islamic world and the Jews. The conflict in a nutshell From…
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The Hidden Disaster in Syria
The Hidden Disaster in Syria And Why the World Chooses Not to See It While the world debates ceasefires, sanctions, and diplomatic “reset buttons,” a silent disaster is unfolding in Syria. It does not dominate headlines. It does not trend on…
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