It took less than two minutes for the shouting to begin. I had the privilege of representing Israel at an interreligious conference in the West African country of Senegal this week, hosted by our embassy in Dakar and the local office of…
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Changing hearts in Senegal, one verse at a time
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Anything Less Is a Whitewash . . .
Without Independent Accountability, Israel Cannot Heal — or Defend Itself In the time since the trauma of October 7th, Israelis have shown extraordinary resilience. Communities shattered by terror are rebuilding themselves from the ground up….
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Rafael signs huge Defense Ministry Iron Dome deal
Rafael has signed a contract worth millions of dollars to expand serial production of the Iron Dome air defense missile system.
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The Mask/ Artwork and Lyrics created by / Tzedeck
B”H Written : 1/23/2002 The Mask Lyrics for a song! I wanna be able to be the real me I want to be honest And just be I don’t wanna pretend and play any more games I wanna find someone that will want…
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Addictions and drugs in Israel after October 7
A Crisis Accelerating — A Growing Threat** Trauma, Medication, and the Silent Transformation of a National Crisis In Israel, addiction is no longer a marginal issue. It has become a major public-health challenge. The most recent data — from…
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Aging and Change – It happens to us all
As I’ve aged I have had much more time to think, write, spend time with family and friends, and do whatever I wish to do whenever I wish to do it. As a consequence, I’ve developed a greater sense of realism about those changes occurring…
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Where is the October 7 inquiry?
There was always going to be a reckoning after October 7, but what we are witnessing instead now, with the government continuing to refuse to establish a state commission of inquiry into the events of the day over two years later, is an avoidance…
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Let’s Have An Intimate Conversation
Let’s Have an Intimate Conversation Can we talk about having an intimate conversation? For many people, even hearing the word “intimacy” makes them feel a little embarrassed, nervous, or squirmy. And if you actually start asking questions…
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The Heartbeat of Israel: A Paramedic’s Story
This week at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly, I had the profound honor of sitting down with Itai Orion, a Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic whose life is a living testament to courage, compassion, and service. But as…
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The virtue of not sitting on the fence
We are going through one of the most turbulent periods in modern history – and this is something that you already know. The October 7th, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas shaped a new way of thinking in Israel as well as in the neighboring…
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