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Some of you might call this blasphemy , but I’m going to call it as I see it.

Fun fact: The Mount of Olives is not a cemetery in the usual sense.

It’s a very well-organized waiting room.

People lie there politely, shoulder to shoulder,…

What does it take to be the best at something (a G.O.A.T.)?  In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell used a study of top-performing violin students to promulgate the 10,000-hour rule: To be a GOAT, you need to…

From Refuseniks to Citizens: Soviet Jews and the Road to Israel

The story of Soviet Jewry is one of repression, courage, and ultimately redemption. For much of the 20th century, Jews living in the Soviet Union faced a unique form of…

There comes a time when the sun shines when the darkness disappears when light permeates when evil is gone when nations are at peace when happiness fills the world when the Jewish people shine when Israel is strong when antisemitism stops…

The Book of Shemot opens not with miracles, but with amnesia.

וַיָּקׇם מֶלֶךְ־חָדָשׁ עַל־מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע אֶת־יוֹסֵף
“A new king arose over Egypt who did not know…

My Friend Chava

Was this really a life lesson from my friend Chava?

Goodbye?!  I was not ready, but whoever is? As much as one wants life to be a box of chocolates or a beautiful bowl of the crispiest, sweetest cherries, it’s not. At…

Trigger warning! This column was not easy to write and will/may be difficult to read.

Where to begin?

October 7th sent shock waves throughout Israel and the world, especially World Jewry. Many suffered immeasurable pain. But a human…

One of the final tasks of Yakov Avinu was to give a double portion to his designated first born. He chose Yosef, who was the first born to his mother, Rachel, as his official “Bechor.”

He could have chosen Reuven, who was also first born…

וְכַאֲשֶׁר֙ יְעַנּ֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ כֵּ֥ן יִרְבֶּ֖ה וְכֵ֣ן יִפְרֹ֑ץ וַיָּקֻ֕צוּ מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

But the more they were oppressed, the more…

For nearly four decades, a silent war has been waged in the archives of history.

On one side stands the Government of Lithuania, deploying its Genocide Equalization Doctrine and its taxpayer-funded Genocide and Resistance Research Centre…