Often, an original book or movie is better than the sequel. Last year (on TV), I caught the end of Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy. I had not seen it in years, and I had forgotten how funny a movie it is. It is genuinely…
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The sequel: Parshat Mishpatim
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Editorial Cartoon- A Trumpian Valentine’s Day
Roses are Red Violets are blue I’ve got a MAGA hat Just for you!
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Candles Burn Out. Hatred Does Not.
On February 13, we will mark twenty years since Ilan Halimi was murdered. Ilan was 23 years old. Kidnapped in the Paris suburbs in January 2006, held captive for 24 days, tortured, burned, beaten, and starved by a gang that believed his family…
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Animal Testing is Not Scientific
The End of Animal Testing: A Human-Centered Future for Drug Development Animal testing has long been a cornerstone of drug development, with mice, rats, and other species enduring countless experiments in the name of medical progress. Yet,…
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Budget Debate on Immigrant Funding Equity
The Knesset’s Committee on Aliyah, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs, chaired by MK Gilad Kariv, held a special debate on the grant policy of Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Absorption for 2025. Although the budget allocated to associations…
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Board of Peace Meeting: Phased Disarmament, Shared Hope
The Board of Peace meeting in Washington on February 19 arrives at a moment when Gaza stands delicately balanced between fragility and forward movement. While tensions surrounding the ceasefire have not disappeared, officials involved in the…
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Parashah Mishpatim — Where Fire Learns to Walk
Parashah Mishpatim — Where Fire Learns to Walk The mountain is still burning — not with visible flames, but as an inner pressure, a vibration that did not leave when the thunder fell silent. Anochi settled in the chest like an ember: it does…
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Arabs in Israel are counted, but never accounted for
There is a concept in political philosophy that Giorgio Agamben borrowed from Roman law and made unbearable: homo sacer – the figure who can be killed but not sacrificed, whose death registers neither as murder nor as martyrdom, but as…
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An Unexpected Friendship: Israel–Albania
This is not a sensational scoop, but rather evidence that Israel is advancing its diplomatic outreach — including with Muslim-majority countries. After the recognition of Somaliland, attention now turns to Albania, where an improbable…
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Search for Closure: Nobody Wants My Broken Ketubah
What do you do with a ketubah, or Jewish wedding contract, after a divorce? That question took on urgency after my partner Naomi and I moved from her home in Westchester County, NY to a condo north of Boston. Storage space available for my movie…
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