Dedicated to the beautiful memory of Yael Good. — The reconstruction of the Beit HaMikdash according to halachah demands absolute fidelity to the sources. The location of the Lishkat ha-Gazit, seat of the Great Sanhedrin, stands as one of the…
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How a Ravenous Wolf on Har ha-Bayit Forced the Sanhedrin to the Southeast
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Divine Civil Laws
The Alshich gives a beautiful explanation of the civil laws that are given in the Torah. Many of these laws are mentioned in Parshat Mishpatim. He wrote that only Divinely inspired civil legislation can bring peace and harmony. It is important…
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Antizionism Is a Hate Movement That Harms Palestinians and All Western Societies
I am a physician who cares for frail elderly people in their homes. On January 1, 2024, I resigned from the University of British Columbia because it refused to recognize and confront a rising tide of antisemitism and harassment cloaked as…
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The Street Is Also Mine
Reading Parashat Mishpatim as an Ecological Revelation Parashat Mishpatim is often read as a catalogue of civil regulations: damages, liabilities, custodianship, bodily harm. Yet beneath its legal texture lies one of the most radical ethical…
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Living the Whole Torah
As someone who has spent time in synagogues across the Jewish spectrum, I find myself drawn to different aspects of both Orthodox and progressive worlds, while also not feeling fully connected in either. Each realm elevates certain mitzvot…
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Armenia unveils suicide drone resembling IAI’s Harop
The knowhow for the Armenian drone has likely come from IAI’s collaboration with India, infuriating Israeli ally Azerbaijan.
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Ideological warfare is Israel’s biggest challenge
The Board of Peace (BOP) mandated by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2083 of 17 November 2025 is the only peace mechanism available, but implementing it is as challenging a problem as the crisis itself. The fact that Hamas has…
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Qatar’s Mediterranean Gambit: Buying the Future of Libya’s Oil and Politics
The signing ceremony in Tripoli marks more than just a commercial milestone for Libya’s long-dormant energy sector. As the National Oil Corporation announced that a consortium led by Italy’s Eni and QatarEnergy secured the rights to Offshore…
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Obverse and Reverse
Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu is, as of this writing, in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump. The purpose is to make Israel’s case for the total removal of any military threat from Iran. They will no doubt touch on Gaza and…
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When Africa Led — In Maritime Knowledge & Shipbuilding, Part 15
How African Maritime Systems Connected Continents While Europe Learned to Navigate the Open Ocean Series Introduction Maritime knowledge is where geography becomes power. States may control land through force, but oceans cannot be conquered by…
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