The claim that the mainstream media is “dying” has been heard with increasing frequency in recent years, but the reality is more complex. Traditional media is indeed losing its power, but it is not disappearing. It is transforming, losing…
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Is the Mainstream Media Dying?
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The Ancient Chinese Had a Different Species of Housecat
The cats that have captured the internet and grace our homes weren’t the only feline species to have allied with the human race, it turns out. A few thousand years after Felis lybica first sashayed into early farming settlements in the Middle…
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I saw Peter Beinart at Tel Aviv University
This past Tuesday, I attended Beinart’s talk on “Trump, Israel and the Future of American Democracy” at Tel Aviv University. The event was bittersweet for me. Beinart was one of my childhood heroes. When the majority of Israelis and…
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The Sacredness of Work
When Integrity Survives Exploitation I wanted to build the kind of company my father never had the chance to work for — a company that honors and respects the dignity of work and the dignity of every man and woman. Success in business and in…
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Vayetzei: The Past and the Future of the Jewish Diaspora
One of the highlights of a conference held in the US last week was a panel discussion featuring three of the most distinguished and influential figures in American Jewish life. Their conversation surveyed the complex challenges facing American…
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Do you complain or give thanks?
A quick copy store in my old neighborhood in America* offered printed pages that customers were welcome to take, free of charge. Some of the sayings on those pages were amusing, others thought-provoking. My Dad had one hanging in his office which…
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This Thanksgiving, American Jews need a new story
Many Americans are rejecting the complexity of Jewish identity, but we are a people who struggle, build families, endure exile, and are patriotic anyway (Vayetzei)
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This Thanksgiving, Be Honest: You’re Thankful for Israel
This Thanksgiving, Be Honest: You’re Thankful for Israel Whether You Admit It or Not Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating! Especially the people spending today enjoying the countless innovations Israel gave the world while pretending they…
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The Power of ‘Modeh Ani’
“Thankful am I”. These are the very first words that observant Jews recite upon waking each morning. In Hebrew: “Modeh ani”. Not quite a prayer or request for anything in particular, but rather a brief expression of gratitude to our…
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Something Is Rotten in the State of Britain
Britain’s double standard in policing and politics now falls hardest on its Jews. Another week, another hate march outside a British synagogue. This time St John’s Wood. You probably did not hear about it, the mainstream media decided Jews…
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