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Estate planning is easy to put off. It can feel uncomfortable, complex, and distant from our daily concerns. Yet in Jewish tradition, preparing for what comes after us is not something to fear. It is an act of meaning and responsibility. A…

If Israeli lawmakers sign the death penalty bill that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is proposing, they will be enshrining Israel with the international pariah status not only of executioner, but also – by definition – of…

Across the world, democracies continue to make the same mistake. We ask voters to choose their leaders based on speeches, slogans, and campaign storytelling, then act surprised when those leaders fail to deliver. Elections have become…

For years, Imran Ahmed has presented his research on how tech platforms enable the spread of antisemitism to receptive audiences across the ideological spectrum.

He’s worked with the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish…

In 2025 alone, 11,102 reports of child abuse were filed, most of them sexual. This staggering number was recently published by the Israeli Association for the Protection of Children (ELI). Year after year, we see a steady rise in reports, and…

Parshat Shemot offers a huge amount of information, yet begs more questions than it answers.  Truly a case of מגלה טפח ומכסה טפחיים  (reveals one handbreadth and conceals two).

Shemot opens by dividing the sojourn of…

From Hahams, Hazans, Ubercantors, Rabbis, Ministers, and Dayanim, to Knights, Generals, and Professors, my ancestors have held all of these titles across 1000+ years. Theirs are stories I’m beginning to explore in-depth and it’s become…

There is a moment in history when words stop being just words.

They don’t announce it.
They don’t file paperwork.
They simply… change state.

One day they are chants.
The next day, they are instructions.

Jews know this moment. We always…

“Criticism from someone who lives outside Israel is illegitimate.” During the Gaza war, that was the response I encountered in a heated WhatsApp exchange with former Israeli military colleagues. The debate quickly stopped being about…