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“If you want to change the world, start by making your bed.” This is how Retired Admiral William McRaven began his famous address and subsequent book. The logic is simple: start your day with a task completed. Life is…

Procurement is not architecture. A battery is not a shield.

On 2 March 2026 an Iranian Shahed launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. In one flight the hypothetical became operational.

Missiles travel faster than…

Most eyes are glued to the mutual blows in the current war. Some pundits ask how it will end, militarily and regime-wise. But there’s another dimension, what I would call the “outer circle” of the war’s effects. In the long-term,…

The very first steps I set on Israeli soil were in Haifa harbor in January 1978. I was a Dutch teenager, only eleven years old. The moment my feet touched the ground, something happened that I could not understand at the time. In an instant I…

Each letter of the Hebrew alphabet corresponds to a number, and the word “לב/leiv/heart” corresponds to the number 32 (ל/lamed is 30 and ב/beis is 2). It is therefore taught that the 32nd chapter of Tanya is the heart of this seminal…

There comes a point in the life of a fairly ordinary Jewish parent when a perfectly pleasant evening at home takes an odd turn and you find yourself being addressed, across your own table, in the careful, composed tone usually reserved for…

The global diplomatic landscape for Israel has undergone a seismic shift since October 7. The evidence is stark: mass protests in European capitals, Latin American nations severing ties, and international arrest warrants issued for the Prime…

Having Tucker Carlson blame Chabad-Lubavitch for a global war with Iran was not on my 2026 bingo card. As someone who grew up in Chabad, I can say with confidence that this theory has no basis in reality.

We are witnessing Carlson go off the…

This Shabbat is the special Shabbat when we read Parshat Parah. This is all about the offering of the Red Heifer, whose ashes atoned for one who had come in contact with a corpse.

It is read before the month of Nissan. It was necessary for…

When the United States and Israel struck Iranian targets, much of the world reacted with caution or criticism. Governments across Latin America called for restraint, warned against escalation, and emphasized diplomacy. Yet one country…