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“If an apology is followed by an excuse or a reason, it means they are going to commit the same mistake again they just apologized for.”

– Amit Kalantri

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Yom Kippur is a profound time of self-reflection and…

Palestine is treated by the world as the eternal exception. Where rules apply elsewhere, here definitions are rewritten, criteria adjusted, and special agencies created. Recognition and aid appear driven more by political symbolism than by…

Jerusalem’s light rail project has brought upheaval, not improvement, to one of the city’s most beloved streets

Jerusalem’s Emek Refaim has been torn apart by the light rail project: trees cut down, sidewalks unsafe, and daily life in…

“Never again shall Masada fall” was the motto on which I grew up in Israel. We will never again have our fate determined by a foreign power. We will be strong and independent!

Israeli kids were all taken on class trips to the lonely…

Every year as the shofar sounds and the prayers rise, the same cast of characters shows up. Each one unforgettable, each one a little too familiar.

Here are the ten types of people you’ll meet during the High Holy Days.

1. The Shofar…

Antisemitism: Jealousy, Exclusion, or the Fear of Excellence?

When discussing antisemitism, the world’s oldest hatred, it is important to confront the uncomfortable truth: the Jewish people, though small in number, have had an enormous…

The Rambam in Hilchot Teshuva points out that we are not only obligated to repent for sins that we committed, but we must also do Teshuva for negative character traits. These might even be more difficult than actual sins.

Rabbi Berel Wein…

There are many different ways we receive the message we’re meant to hear.

Today, it came to me through a sales call from a woman named Jen, offering preschool software.

As I began to explain that I’d pass her information along to our…

The 2025 New York City mayoral election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential in decades. Progressive Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, a figurehead of the city’s far-left movement, has thrown his hat into the ring. His vision of…