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In his poem The War to Come, published on the eve of World War II, Bertolt Brecht offered an unsettling insight into the nature of modern warfare. Wars, he suggested, are not necessarily battles between absolute good and absolute evil. More…

Haman stands at the pinnacle of his life. He possesses honor, power, wealth, status, and a large family. Seemingly, he has everything life can offer. Yet his own words reveal the emptiness within:

“Yet all this is worth nothing to me every…

There are moments in Jewish history when it feels as though the tablets have shattered all over again.

October 7 was such a moment.

The images.
The names.
The unbearable stories.

And now, as another war unfolds, as rockets fall and threats…

The political fallout from the ongoing US–Israel strikes on Iran will likely hinge less on the tally of leaders killed or facilities damaged than on how key audiences interpret the operation. In crises, perception drives deterrence,…

Iranian state media confirmed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death in the opening minutes of joint US-Israel strikes on his Tehran compound during Shabbat Zachor. This is the special Sabbath of remembrance immediately before Purim….

We all knew it was coming.

War with Iran was predicted to start this weekend. My son’s class even took guesses about when the first siren would ring. After everything we’ve been through in the past two and a half years, it makes sense…

I’ve read a number of articles expressing shock, anger, or bewilderment about Tucker Carlson’s recent positions. Admirers struggle to reconcile his rhetoric with earlier stances. Critics treat each new turn as proof of radicalization or…

When observing the latest chapter of the Middle East war, the natural tendency is to sink into the familiar local narrative: Israel versus Hamas, the Houthis, and Hezbollah, or, somewhat more broadly, the historical struggle between the Sunni…

Israel is confronting the most dangerous terror-driven radicals in the Middle East yet, the West screams, “Hands off” …

Here’s the thing about war: it isn’t black and white.

As someone who grew up in sunny and safe California, in…