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Last week, students at the University of Maryland returned from spring break to something unsettling. The main campus mall had been filled with rows of flags commemorating Palestinians killed in Gaza. And alongside them, the now-familiar…

In the shadow of the 2026 Iranian conflict, Israel finds itself navigating a landscape where military strategy and public perception are inextricably linked. While the nation’s security is paramount, the recent prevention of Cardinal…

Last year I suggested that commemorating the Mikdash, the Temple in Jerusalem, is a central, if unarticulated, theme of the Pesach Seder (here)

The central act of remembering the Mikdash is Korech.  Right before we eat our festive meal, we…

A life that crossed oceans for purpose

In memory of Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz

There are losses that feel distant. And then there are losses that hit you in the chest.

This one is personal.

Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz, a 22 year…

Yaakov Rotblit once wrote a lyric that has taken on a life far beyond its origins as a love song: “You took my hand in yours and said to me, ‘Let’s go down to the garden… Things we see from there, we can’t see from here.’” In…

Paranoia: It seems to be going around these days. When the sirens go off, you know it’s nothing personal. Just an ongoing, multi-billion rial attempt to kill a handful of Jews. And yet, when your little community shows up as a red pin smack…

This reflection is part three of a three-part series. Hardened Hearts: Power, Ideology, and the Long Road to Freedom. In this reflection, we turn to the deeper meaning of Passover itself and what the Exodus story ultimately teaches about the…

Here you won’t find despair. This is Home, and this is a story about people in the Western Galilee who believe in the principle of “despite everything.” They come from different communities, senior professionals across the private,…

One of the long-standing controversies related to the Laws of Passover concerns the kashrut of machine-made matzot. Rabbis in different times and places have offered various arguments for why such matzot should be forbidden or permitted….