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At the end of last week’s Parsha, we find that as Noach was born, the ‘name giver’ gives an explanation for this name: “This [Noach] will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands because of the ground Hashem has…

A heinous, spuriously entitled “Declaration of Intent” addressed to the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC) by a collection of South African anti-Israel, pro-Hamas groups leaves little to the imagination. Not content that the…

Mankind, guilty of the most heinous crimes. Each and every human being on earth. Except, that is, for Noach [Bereishit 6:6]: “Noach found favour with G-d”. The reason he “found favour” is described in the very next verse [Bereishit…

To Whom It May Concern,

Re: Nelson Mandela Foundation 2025 Annual Lecture by Designated Individual Francesca Albanese

Having regard to the post on X social media by Tim Flack dated 22 October 2025 I am alarmed by the forthcoming event to be…

Paul Ingrassia has pulled out of contention for a top legal role in the Trump administration after losing key Republican support over revelations of private texts in which he declared, “I have a Nazi streak.”

Ingrassia…

Qatar must be breathing a sigh of relief. Even as the sheikhdom’s plan to restore Hamas rule in Gaza is becoming troublingly visible, its prospects for its success are actually strengthening. Those of us who were puzzled why Hamas would…

It happened back in school — on stage, when I played in the band.

One afternoon, we arrived at the music room to find the cymbals gone — stolen — just hours before our big performance at the leavers’ party.

We were desperate to find…

Let’s be clear: official Israel speaks of peace, yet systematically delays the very process it claims to support.

It is no coincidence that U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in the region with a prominent delegation including Jared…

A rare convergence of developments is changing the data in the Middle East and nurturing the idea of a “golden age”: a detailed cease-fire framework for Gaza, the overthrow one year ago of the Bashar al‑Assad regime and the emergence of…

Last week, while preparing to read the Torah portion in our synagogue, I came across the mysterious person of Hanoch (known as Enoch to the English-speaking world) who “walked with…