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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Fill-up the Cup
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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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What Zohran Mamdani’s Anti-Zionist Formation Means for New York
When a mayor grows up in an elite anti-Zionist ecosystem, the habit of blaming over problem-solving won’t stay confined to Israel. New York just elected a 34-year-old democratic socialist, Zohran Kwame Mamdani, as its next mayor. He is the son…
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This Thanksgiving, Gratitude Meets Uncertainty
Today is Thanksgiving — a day of gratitude, reflection, and acknowledgement of the blessings in our lives. I am deeply grateful for my family, my home, and the countless gifts that fill my daily life with meaning. But this Thanksgiving feels…
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Reassembling the dead
Proper burial is a key theme in the Abrahamic tradition, although archaeology has uncovered burial rituals dating back to the earliest hominids. In the war between Israel and Hamas, and in earlier regional conflicts, the struggle to recover dead…
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Rogue Houthis Humiliate Tehran
For years, analysts lazily repeated the myth that Yemen’s Houthis were nothing more than “obedient Iranian foot soldiers.” But the facts tell a far more explosive and geopolitically consequential story: the movement Tehran armed and…
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Jewish Support for African Independence
(This is Article 4 of the seven-part series, “Bridges of Liberation: Jewish & African Paths to Freedom.” The full disclaimer regarding the author’s independent views is contained in the preceding article: Article 1: We Want You Back). We have…
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