An equitable solution to Israel’s draft problem There is more talk than ever about Haredi conscription to the IDF. What has changed recently is that Haredi leaders have for the first time clarified what some of us have known all along. Many,…
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Haredim and Arabs shouldn’t be forced to hold Israeli citizenship
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My Ring Isn’t a Sexuality. It’s Just a Rainbow. Calm Down.
I wear a rainbow ring.A gorgeous little band of multicoloured glass squares that sparkle like joy, dopamine, and the promise of a childhood before therapy. I bought it because it was pretty.Because color makes me happy.Because sometimes a woman…
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When the Miracle Fades: A Grown-Up’s Guide to Chanukah
The annual rhythm of eight nights of candles, latkes, doughnuts, gifts and dreidels is here again. But for me, this year is different. The lighting of our modest menorah is going to feel less like a cozy tradition and more like a defiant…
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Morocco at the Center of Israel–Africa–US Cooperation
Over the past decade, many observers of Middle Eastern and African geopolitics have noticed Morocco’s gradual transition from a regional player to a key continental connector. This shift is now undeniable. Since the Abraham Accords were signed in…
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The Pathetic Western Obsession with Blaming Israel
The West’s Selective Outrage Against Israel For decades, Israel has lived with a simple, bitter truth: when Jews are attacked, the world shrugs; when Jews defend themselves, the world erupts in moral hysteria. October 7, 2023 exposed this…
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Checkmate at the Southern Gate
Rafah’s hinge moves, Arab hypocrisy screams ‘displacement’
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Covenant Identity Isn’t Salvation: The Tension Christians Have Missed
Over the past month, several people have expressed concern about one recurring theme: that Israel and the Jewish people are God’s covenant people. Some assumed I meant that Jewish people do not need salvation through Jesus. In this blog, I want…
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Why Netanyahu Endures
Benjamin Netanyahu: Historic Leadership in Unprecedented Times There’s an old Jewish joke: two Jews, three opinions. And nowhere is this truer than in Israel, where debate is a national pastime and everyone has strong views about everything,…
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The Jewish Cure for Anxiety
In today’s fractured world, anxiety often feels less like a fleeting emotion and more like a baseline condition. A close friend recently confessed their constant dread, repeatedly asking the haunting question: “What’s gonna be?” It is a…
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The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #198, Crystal Haggadah, 9
In this episode we continue hearing the dread dreams of some of Rashi’s most exulted colleagues and disciples. The Eternal Jew’s Tale A Pesakh Montage, The Crystal Haggadah Midrashbase Rashi’s Pesakh Midrashim, Troyes, 1094 CE Part 2 Then…
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