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Sunday, December 21^st

Sunday morning: I was moved to tears this morning at Bondi, where a thousand people – Jews and many who were not of the Jewish faith – gathered together at a place where God’s name had been desecrated, and instead…

As the dust settles on the bloody streets of Sanandaj and Abdanan, a bitter reality is dawning on those of us who risked our lives in the January 2026 uprising. While the Israeli security establishment anxiously watches the renewed…

A key GOP senator is opposing the appointment of a Trump nominee over his past remarks about Jews, the Holocaust and Israel, potentially dooming Jeremy Carl’s bid for a top State Department post.

Carl, who is seeking the…

In this episode, Mijal invites Noam to talk about his most ambitious project yet: a 5-part epic series on the history of Zionism, from biblical beginnings to modern Israel. Years in the making and deeply personal to Noam, this sweeping…

Shabbat, December 20^th

Shabbat morning: I sit in a magnificent synagogue, its architecture breathtaking. I am deeply moved by the chazzan, Menachem – not yet thirty – who seamlessly weaves classical chazzanut with Shlomo Carlebach…

A television debate in 2002 still shapes how I hear calls for “dialogue” with terror groups today.

When Rev. Jesse Jackson died, many tributes rightly focused on his role in the American civil rights movement. He marched with Dr. King. He…

On January 6, 2026, Border Police and IDF forces carried out a raid on Birzeit University in the West Bank following riots involving hundreds of suspects, which included stone- and rock-throwing from rooftops toward the forces. Eleven people…

I am a professor of decision-making and behavioral science with nearly three decades of research experience. I publish a weekly opinion column in a leading national newspaper. I write regularly for Forbes Israel, The Times of Israel, and…

Slovenian psychoanalyst and philosopher, Nina Krajnik, is the founder of the Slovenian Association of Lacanian Psychanalysis and the Achéron Institute of Ljubljana.

A decade after founding the Slovenian Association for Lacanian…