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[This essay is adapted from a teaching by Rabbi Moshe Hauer zt”l, whose sudden passing last week on Shmini Atzeret 5786 was mourned across the Jewish world. Rabbi Hauer left behind a treasure trove of thousands of hours of recorded Torah…

The Army that Bears the Ark is Invincible 

1.  Israeli Exceptionalism 

A story is told about a rabbi, a priest, and an anti Zionist academic who are traveling on a plane about to crash, but there are only two parachutes left for the three…

Israel stands at a crossroads.

For decades, governments from Left and Right have danced around sovereignty in Judea and Samaria—paralyzed by fear of international backlash or Arab rage.

But deterrence, not diplomacy, has always been…

A few days ago, I had a long, honest conversation with a childhood friend about G-d. Not the textbook version, but the real questions: Is G-d a force? A being? Can we still believe in Him today? This short essay is my attempt to put those…

Partnering With Trump Means the Whole Package — Not Just the Parts You Like

If there’s one lesson Israelis keep learning in alliance politics, it’s this: you never get a leader “à la carte.” You get the bundle. With President…

Last week, British police banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a football (soccer) match “for their own safety.” To some, that might sound abundantly cautious, but to me, it sounds like history clearing its throat. Every Jewish…

Sorry, but I couldn’t resist picking up on Smotrich’s message to the Saudis to ride their camels.

There was probably no need for MKs to push through a bill now about annexation.

Much land on the West Bank is now settled, and it is…

Yesterday, President Donald Trump warned that if Israel were to establish sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria—commonly called the West Bank—”Israel would lose all of its support from the United States.”

(Israel would lose…

What was the Tower of Babel?

According to Rashi, the Tower of Babel was a weapon built by the collective to wage war against God:

And one speech (11:1) — They came with one plan, saying: “He has no right to select the heavenly regions…

How do people define “news”? That seems to be simple: what someone recently did or said. What we tend to forget (or not realize) is that the news can be heavily affected by what is not said or done. Here are three current Israeli news…