A new power configuration has reshaped the American Jewish communal order. Money, power, and ego have contributed to this new Jewish institutional paradigm. During an earlier period (1967-1985), communal consensus around Israel, American…
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Score Card: The Jewish Institutional Wars and What They Represent
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If the US Can Normalize Sharaa in Syria, Is Barghouti Next?
The global letter released this week—signed by Sting, Richard Branson, Benedict Cumberbatch, and more than 200 cultural figures—should not be dismissed as celebrity theatrics. It signals a shift. As the Trump peace architecture enters its…
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When Memory Becomes Action
I had been recording it since she passed away in 2016. “For what?”, I would sometimes ask myself? It was on a google doc, unedited, sloppy, with random facts and memories occasionally thrown in when a strong memory popped into my head. But…
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Jewish Hidden Voices Taught at NYC Public Schools
Untold Jewish Stories in American History, Finally Brought to Light I’ve known Natalia Mehlman professor at The New School and served as Lead Scholar on Hidden Voices: Jewish Americans in United States History. Hidden Voices is a nearly…
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Remember Ahead of the Upcoming Elections: Beware of the ‘Hendels’
According to the chairman of the “Reservists’ Party,” the deputy director of Rambam Hospital—who has treated wounded soldiers for years—is somehow unfit to sit at the decision-making table. Yoaz Hendel brings nothing but a pleasant…
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Clean Prayer (Vayishlach)
“Cut your morning devotions into your personal grooming. You would not go out to work with a dirty face. Why start the day with the face of your soul unwashed?” –Robert A. Cook Through fate and circumstance, I’ve had opportunity to observe…
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Capital market solutions for Gaza’s recovery
Broad regional economic integration offers the best path forward
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Israel’s Arrow 3 becomes operational in Germany
Despite the war, Israel has met its commitment to deliver the €3.5 billion anti-ballistic missile defense system on time.
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When Silence Is Louder Than Words
This Shabbat, Jews around the world will read parshat Vayishlach, recounting the tragic story of Dina’s kidnapping and rape by the local chieftain’s son, Shchem. As a victims’ advocate, I hear Dina’s story echo with the voices of the many…
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The Moment of Terrible Freedom: When Nothing is Left to Cling To
A soul does not awaken gently. It awakens by losing every handhold it once trusted. The gods of childhood die. The small self dissolves. The familiar world cracks like old pottery. And then comes a stillness so vast, so absolute, that it feels…
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