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בְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר חַיָּב אָדָם לִרְאוֹת אֶת עַצְמוֹ כְאִלּוּ הוּא יָצָא מִמִּצְרַיִם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות יג), וְהִגַּדְתָּ…

Life is always hard, but over the past few years, it has been harder for many American Jews. Even for those of us who are privileged to have enough food, shelter, and physical safety from illness, bombardments, and other violence, life feels…

A personal Midrash on the Kanaani, compassion, and the quiet protection that comes from within

In Jewish tradition, there is a unique text known as Perek Shirah.It is an ancient composition, woven from verses of Tanakh — especially from the…

Screenshot of the book cover on Quantum Intelligence by Prof. Dr. Ramazan Biçer and Dr. Eda Alemdar.
Kuantum İstihbarat 2071 (“Quantum Intelligence”) by Prof. Dr. Ramazan Biçer and Dr. Eda Alemdar.

From Psychoanalysis to Quantum…

1) The Jewish Horseshoe

The Horseshoe Theory of politics asserts that the extremes on the far right and the far left actually have more in common with each other than they do with the center. In American politics, a great litmus test for…

A personal epiphany

March 24, 2026. I am in Israel. A tourist, lost in the crowd. Stranded in the war. Amid the incoming rockets and blaring alarms, I am repeatedly asking myself a simple, existential question: WHY AM I HERE NOW?

Rather, all…

Why is Western media discourse structurally incapable of thinking about power?

Supporting an American or Israeli policy in a Middle Eastern conflict has become, in European and Francophone newsrooms, an act that requires justification….

Muhammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian regime’s parliament, has reportedly been floated as a potential negotiating partner for Trump. Despite his explicit denials of being involved in any talks with the US, Ghalibaf has become…

Picture this: your partner’s absolute favorite dessert is cheesecake. You’ve already shopped for every ingredient. You’re practically counting the minutes until they leave so you can start — because tonight, you’re making them that…