When a public figure speaks about protecting children, and the only children consistently absent from her compassion are ours
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Ms. Rachel, Israeli children deserve your voice — Not a modern blood libel
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How a Beggar Should be Answered
“You taught me first to beg, and now methinks You teach me how a beggar should be answered.” – The Merchant of Venice, IV, 1, William Shakespeare (1596-8) I will always remember where I was on September 7, 2023 because of what occurred exactly…
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How the Puritans Reimagined Israel and Why Their Heirs Let That Vision Fade
Why is there such a disconnected between contemporary reformed understanding of Israel and the Puritans? This is what I seek to explain in this article. To begin, it is important to understand that the Puritans crossed the Atlantic with their…
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Two Camps, One Divide: The Real Fault Line in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
People often talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a binary struggle: Israelis versus Palestinians, Zionists versus pro-Palestinians. But that framing is simplistic and obscures a deeper, more important truth. There are indeed two camps…
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Cut Puerto Rico Loose, Back Dominican Power
Bizarrely, Washington treats Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic as interchangeable Caribbean dots—when they are anything but. One is a furious American unincorporated territory dependent that survives on U.S. taxpayers while screaming…
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When Holiness Becomes a Monstrosity
One of the most important calendar adjustments is known by the mnemonic: “Lo ADU Rosh” (לא אד״ו ראש) literally: Rosh Hashanah cannot fall on days 1, 4, or 6. Meaning: the first day of Rosh Hashanah cannot fall on a Sunday (א), Wednesday…
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Iran & Venezuela: Battle for Freedom
The people of Iran and Venezuela: the battle for freedom On two sides of the world, two oil rich nations have for years stood against authoritarian regimes. One side is Caracas with the slogan “21st-Century Socialism,” and the other is Tehran…
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Israel
I think there are three things we can learn from antisemites: the Jewish people are an inseparable unit, the Jewish people are powerful, and all Jews are Israelis. The third one, that all Jews are Israelis, needs some explaining. When you hear…
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This year I met our ancestors Jacob’s new set of angels
This week’s Torah portion opens with the dramatic confrontation between Jacob and Esau. The opening verse raises a striking question: “Jacob dispatched angels as messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau, to the land of Se’ir, the…
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The Light That Remains
Walk outside on a late December night and the contrast is hard to miss. Neighborhoods are lit up with displays, colorful and bold, each one louder than the next. And then, in a single window, a menorah flickers. The flame is small and steady, but…
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