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Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself once again at a crossroads. Accepting the US plan to resolve the crisis is a gamble with contradictory consequences. Domestically, the prime minister is taking a big risk: his  coalition relies on…

You asked for it

I appreciate the deep questions I received on the previous post.

1. In a modern, democratic world, no one should be punished for their sexual choices or practices. We should be free to love who we want.

You are right. We need…

There is a question that trails many of us like a shadow these days: what does it mean to be Jewish now, in this air we share, where the temperature of hatred is taken with every headline and every sideways glance? The honest answer is that…

Today, October 724th, 2023, I had the honor of addressing a delegation of ambassadors from the European Union, who came to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the third bloodiest terror attack…

In a hall meant for civilization, barbaric shadows emerged!

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What is the United Nations?
The UN is not a marketplace, nor a street square, and certainly not a place where one can casually wave flags as if it were a…

US President Donald Trump has been promoting his 21-point plan for Gaza that seems to satisfy most Arab and Muslim leaders, but there is little recognition that if this plan can be accomplished, it will be thanks to Israel.

Trump’s plan…

There’s a story about a man who came to his rabbi seeking advice on how to repent for speaking lashon hara—harmful gossip. The rabbi told him it was possible, albeit complicated. He instructed him to take an old-fashioned pillow filled…

The two types of Tefilla

For some this may be obvious. However, we know that the Mesilas Yesharim says that sometimes it is the most obvious things that need the most attention. So let’s begin.

The Jewish people have two primary books of…

This post contains mild spoilers

First, let me say I really enjoyed watching “Long Story Short”. And, I was even deeply moved by its portrayals of what’s meaningful about Judaism and why a person might choose it. So, if you’re…

Iran’s nuclear program was seriously degraded by Israel and the United States in massive air strikes this past June, but Iran may still be able to rebuild it.

The Iranian regime publicly denies that it seeks nuclear weapons, claiming they…