For a people with a history as old and as dispersed as ours, language has never been just communication. It has always been identity management, historical framing, and at times, survival. And much of today’s confusion around who Jews are, be…
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Naming Ourselves: From Exile Labels to Indigenous Clarity
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Planting Daffodils: An Opportunity to Remember and Build Community Camaraderie
On two beautiful New York autumn mornings recently, camaraderie and caring described the scenes at Morningside Park and Campground in Fallsburg and the Sullivan County Government Center in Monticello. Ranging in age from nine months to 80 plus…
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The King James Bible and Its Flaws
Very few books have had a profound impact on humanity and hold an enduring, influential place in people’s minds and behaviors, such as the King James Bible. It was published in 1611 under the patronage of King James VI and I. It shaped not…
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November 29 is the Day We Chose Life
In the never-ending debate over who has the legitimate right to the land, Palestinian activists open up our Bible to shame us. They retell the time when two women approached King Solomon to settle their dispute. To make a long story short – and…
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US-Saudi Summit: Hurdles Remain, Yet Diplomatic Progress is Possible
As President Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince to the White House this week, what will both leaders hope to achieve? President Trump will seek progress on Saudi Arabia establishing diplomatic relations with Israel (via the Abraham Accords) and…
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China’s EV Industry Sparks Espionage Fears Across Israel and Europe
China’s once-celebrated electric vehicle sector is now at the center of a growing international security storm. A dramatic intervention by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)—which recently seized 700 Chinese-made cars—has intensified global…
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3I/ATLAS and NASA — Did the World Just Complete a Planetary-Defense Exercise?
3I/ATLAS and NASA — Did the World Just Complete a Global Planetary-Defense Exercise? And why the European publication forced NASA to respond. In recent days, major international science and news outlets have shifted the way they describe the…
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At a Crossroads…… Again
At a crossroads…… Again It seems that the statement ‘we are at a crossroads’ is a permanent state of being in our little country. It never ends. So, once again, we are a crossroads. The war in Gaza is basically over. Yes, there are still…
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The Goldin family taught me what my brother Elad already knew
Even as successive governments conveyed helplessness, these few stalwarts upheld the sacred task of redeeming captives
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Jewish conservatives are looking to JD Vance to draw a line against the antisemitic right. He hasn’t delivered.
Ben Shapiro, Bari Weiss and Dan Senor were mostly in lockstep as they condemned antisemitism on the right during an event for Jewish conservatives on Sunday night.
But despite their shared concern about Tucker Carlson and…
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