There is a secret older than Genesis, older than the worlds, older even than the radiance that first pierced the void. A secret whispered only in hints by the Ari, by the Zohar, by the Hasidic masters who trembled before such things: Before…
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The First Shattering: Ein Sof Becomes Self-Aware and Recoils, A Chiddush
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Rebuilding Syria Requires Inclusivity and Regional Integration
Why Peace, Protection, and Partnership Must Replace Persecution When Hungarian State Secretary Tristan Azbej and European Parliament Member György Hölvényi made their way to Damascus recently, they encountered a scene that was both…
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Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel – Part XV
Shared Sovereignty: Constitutional Models for Equality Designing Political Futures Between the River and the Sea Series Preface Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel explores how law, belonging, dignity, and justice shape…
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How ‘Zionist’ became a dirty word
Zionism once signified a people’s longing for dignity and self-determination. But decades of propaganda, misunderstanding, and malice, have recast it as something sinister, turning a liberation movement into a caricature of power,…
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Postmillennialism: Why the Israel Debate Has Been Theologically Misdiagnosed
For years, conversations about Israel inside the church have been forced into a cramped little frame, as if the only positions available were dispensationalism on one side and covenant theology on the other. The whole conversation got squeezed…
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Peace Dies When Truth Is Denied
Peace Demands Truth, Not Illusions Dialogue For a brief moment, when President Trump revealed his “Deal of the Century,” a few years ago, the world seemed to hold its breath. Headlines spoke of opportunity. Commentators dared to hope….
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Thanksgiving 2025
Jewish tradition dictates that whenever we successfully reach a holiday period that we recite the following blessing of gratitude: “Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to…
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Challenges of Posthumous Parenthood: Insights from a Yoetzet Halacha PART 2
PART 2: MEDICAL, LEGAL AND HALACHIC PERSPECTIVES OF POSTHUMOUS SPERM RETRIEVAL Nishmat’s Yoatzot Halacha Fertility Counselors in conjunction with Gefen Fertility, have studied the medical and halakhic aspects of many challenging fertility…
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Wake Up — Don’t Hit Snooze!
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, German Jews enjoyed what felt like the height of security. They were professors, judges, artists, doctors, parliamentarians, and soldiers who had fought for Germany in World War I. They spoke the language,…
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The Movement Reclaiming Jewish Joy
At this year’s Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly, I expected to hear about policy, philanthropy, and the challenges facing our community. What I didn’t expect was to witness a quiet spiritual revolution — one that has…
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