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A gentile’s moral dilemma before introducing a Jewish comedy
Tags: Sweden antisemitism, Jewish life in Europe, October 7 impact, media bias, moral clarity.

In a few days, I’ll step up to…

State-sanctioned discrimination and division thrive: at the Western Wall, women’s prayer space shrinks; on buses, segregation enforces second-class status; public singing by women draws rebuke (never busk on Ben Yehudah, you have been…

Critics sometimes argue that Black Christian abolitionist voices were not “real theologians” because they did not produce systematic treatises, commentaries, or dogmatics like their white counterparts. At best, so the argument goes, they…

Go figure: A non-Jewish, non-Zionist politician has sparked a national Jewish conversation about the role of the rabbi. 

If elected next week, the 34-year-old progressive Zohran Mamdani would be the first mayor of New…

In Middle Eastern politics, the Kurdish question remains one of the most critical issues in terms of international relations and regional security. This is because the Kurdish issue directly or indirectly influences many of the region’s…

Despite waging wars and existential threats, we’ve seen a painful question once again pop up over recent months here in Israel. This issue is polarizing a nation that has all but been paralyzed by the past two years of security unrest. And…

A personal reflection on Zionism, exile, and the tragic repetition of history — when a movement meant for redemption inherits the tools of its oppressors.

I was born in a kibbutz in the early 1980s. When I was five, we moved to the city;…

During my more than 25 visits to Israel, I’ve said the phrase “Ani lo medaber Ivrit” more times than I can count — to taxi drivers, waiters, and strangers on the street. Each time, I’ve said it with a mix of apology and humility,…

Beneath an artfully crafted facade of reasonableness, J Street is a lobbyist for anti-Israel and anti-peace causes.  Its founder, Jeremy Ben-Ami has weaponized his Jewish identity to promote an agenda harmful to Israel’s future.

When I…

Those murdered will be remembered forever

From the dawn of each day to sunset and long nights,

Throughout minutes, hours, days, months and years.

By those, they so loved and those who loved them.

Every candle’s spark when extinguished…