Behind the silk mask lies the truth: Beijing channels resources that empower our adversaries, provides platforms to Hamas, expands its footprint in our ports and networks, and leads a global campaign of delegitimization – turning from a…
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The Blogs: ‘Is This the Fast I Desire?’ | Shamai Leibowitz
A common greeting before Yom Kippur is “Have an easy fast!”—tzom kal—and some add more meaning with, “Have an easy and meaningful fast!”—tzom kal u-mo’il.
But we might take inspiration from our Muslim brothers and sisters who…
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The Blogs: Early Intervention Helps Prevent Chronic PTSD Before It Starts | Maayan Aviv
Remember the time you almost had a scary accident? Most of us have experienced any number of near misses, but these experiences take time to sink in. And then the next time we see a serious accident, it really hits us: our body reacts…
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The Blogs: Israel’s Semiconductor Industry Comes of Age | James Ogunleye
How chips, start-ups, and deep tech are powering Israel’s next innovation chapter
Every so often, a report lands in my inbox at exactly the right time. Recently, it was a new study by Earth & Beyond Ventures and Deloitte Catalyst on the…
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The Blogs: Changing for the Better | Keshet Starr
This is the season of change. If popular media followed the Jewish calendar, we would be inundated with ads for planners, habit trackers, and guides on “10 Steps to a New You in 5786!” right now.
And yet, as most of us have learned…
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The Blogs: Candles in Daylight and in Darkness | Seth Goren
There’s no question that October 7 marked a tragic and challenging turn for Jews around the world, and Jewish campus life is no exception. Incidents of antisemitism have spiked, rising fivefold from what they were in the previous year. Even…
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The Blogs: Kol Nidre: Alone, Together | Jena Schwartz
Tonight we gather feather, candle, and spoon
to begin our bedikat, our search, not for chametz
but for chet – all the places we missed the mark
but might fail to find if we turn inward
only briefly or take a broad sweep to our soul
as if it…Continue Reading
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The Blogs: Some thoughts about Trump’s deal | Yoseph Janowski
Trump’s plan has certain advantages, and certain disadvantages. What’s interesting is how all nations, from east and west, are on board.
The advantages are that it calls for Hamas to disarm, and for all hostages to be quickly released.
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The Blogs: Whale of a Succah | Rosally Saltsman
Succoth is a special time of year. Families leave their homes and joyfully go live in their small succahs, discovering in the process how little they need to be truly happy. Every family finds a way to imprint their succah with their own…
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The Blogs: The Kedoshim Slaughtered Because They Were Jews – Light A Yahrzeit Candle | Paul Mendlowitz
VIDEO OF THE KEDOSHIM THAT WERE SLAUGHTERED BECAUSE THEY WERE JEWS:
יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא בְּעָלְמָא דִּי…
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