What would happen if Jews, Christians and Muslims actually believed and obeyed their own holy texts? (10-minute read) Despite huge differences, there is much to align on: – The Tanakh lays out God’s plans for the future of Israel in great…
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Peace? Do Jews, Christians, & Muslims know God’s plan?
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Enough is Enough: Part 3
This is the third time in the past two years, that I have used the same title for a blog. This blog is an appeal to all of you who have been supporting Bibi and his government for the past three years. Enough is enough!…
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Quotations on Judaism, Israel, and world peace
Here are some of my quotations on Judaism, Israel, and world peace. More about their meaning and application can be found in my writings. “The opposite of war is nuance.” “The antisemitism that plagued Jews for 2000 years in every community…
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Two men of ‘peace’: Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler
This Thursday, as the United States was celebrating Thanksgiving, Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin gave a speech at a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in Kyrgyzstan. Of course, this organisation, which is a loose…
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Trump’s Islamist Litmus Test: Transactional Normalization
President Trump’s recent executive order directing a chapter-specific review of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) entities marks a decisive shift in U.S. counterterrorism posture. But contrary to initial framing, this is not an ideological campaign…
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Fill-up the Cup
Nobody has ever praised God as elegantly as Leah did when she named her fourth child Judah (Talmud). She proclaims, “This time I will thank God” (Gen. 29:35). Thanks to Leah, Judah’s name actually means thanks. Our sages treasured…
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Mamdani Strikes Out
Presented with the opportunity to show that he plans to make good on his pledge to stand with Jewish New Yorkers to combat “the scourge of antisemitism,” Zohran Mamdani failed miserably. We now have even more reason to fear for our safety….
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The trail markers that weren’t on the map
On Yam l’Yam I found what binds this country together. Last week, I hiked Yam l’Yam. From the first kilometer, it was clear this would not be a simple hike. The Galilee bloomed green after the recent rain, yet there was something heavy in the…
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Premillennialism: Insights That Challenge How Christians See Israel’s Story
Whenever Israel ends up in the world’s spotlight, something inside many Christians wakes up. It’s more than news or politics. It feels like the biblical story is still connected to this people in a way we haven’t fully sorted out. Historic…
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‘Genocide’: When words become weapons
The word, the centre of our symbolic universe, is not just a vehicle for communication. It is an act, a signifying object that has the structuring power to organise the psychic and social life of the individual. When that power of the word is…
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