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I’ve been doing standup for over 30 years and am fortunate enough to make a living at it. Some months are better than others, but I remember the moment when I finally felt like I had “made it” so to speak. It wasn’t any appearance I…

In the shifting sands of North African politics, Tunisia was once hailed as the solitary success story of the Arab Spring. It was the exception that proved the rule, a nation that successfully navigated the treacherous transition from autocracy…

It is mindblowing how millions across the world openly support Hamas while repeating the tired mantra of occupation as if it explains everything. Facts matter. In 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza under the leadership of Ariel…

Since the beginning of Donald Trump’s second term, a fact is obvious: US foreign policy seems to be active on almost all fronts. Iran, the Middle East, Ukraine: the administration gives the impression of wanting to take the initiative…

Remembrance of things past. With the tsunami of antisemitism ricocheting around the world, once again we’re fighting for our survival. This is why we need to bridge the generations and remember the Holocaust. To honour the memory of…

Who would have imagined that the construction of a sacred meeting place, let alone the fashioning of a single piece of sacred furniture, would generate a charged debate over the very nature of God?

And they shall make for Me a Mishkan…

Parshat Teruma is the Parsha that gives us guidelines as to how we maximize the Mitzva of giving charity.

The Alshich clarifies how this should be done. We begin with a recognition that we are giving back that which was deposited with us by…

On the latest episode of The Patriot Perspective, we focused on a question that no longer feels hypothetical: Are the United States and Iran approaching a direct military clash?

For much of the past year, discussions about confronting Tehran…

Last April, the US and Iran agreed on a 60-day window for negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, its ballistic missile arsenal, and its support for murderous regional proxies including Hezbollah, Hamas, and Yemen’s Houthis.  The US…

This week we begin reading the Torah portions about the construction of the MISHKAN, the portable Temple of the Desert years. There’s so much to discuss about the sublime symbolism incorporated into the fashioning of this religious site,…