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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Covenant Identity Isn’t Salvation: The Tension Christians Have Missed
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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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Congo’s Recovery Must Include Men and Boys
The Victims No One Acknowledges: Why Congo’s Recovery Must Include Men and Boys When people talk about the Democratic Republic of Congo, they often describe it as one of the world’s rape capital. At the center of this tragedy is the widespread…
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Humbled By Hashem’s Kindness
Yakov Avinu prayed to Hashem for assistance in his encounter with Eisav. He said, קטונתי מכל החסדים, “I have been diminished by all of the kindnesses.” He was expressing his gratitude for his success until that point. He left…
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The UN Has Spoken: The Sahara is Moroccan. Now the Real Work Begins.
The diplomatic gavel has fallen in New York, and its echo is ringing across the Maghreb. On October 31, the United Nations Security Council didn’t just pass another resolution; it effectively ended a half-century of ambiguity. By explicitly…
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Don’t just sit there. Vote!
The key to change is getting people motivated enough to head for their polling place Embed from Getty Images Put in the slip! Whomever you vote for, vote! Israel’s highest voter turnout – 87% – was recorded during the first Knesset…
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I’m Not an Antisemite, But…
Call me old fashioned, but I recall the days when we could easily detect the stench of Jew hate. Now, the new mantra is defined by muddy moral relativism where one is mandated to find the “good” in all things, and avoid legitimate criticism,…
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Getting Your Goat Or Let it Stew and More Zevachim 90-92
90 — Getting Your Goat Or Let it Stew Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses what sacrifice takes precedence — the more holy (mekudash) sacrifice or the one that is brought more often (tadir)? For example, what gets sprinkled first: the blood from…
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