In Breisheet 9:25-26 we read that Noach cursed his grandson C’naan:
He said, “Cursed be C’naan! The lowest of slaves shall he be to his brothers.” He then said, “Blessed be the Lord, God of Shem; C’naan shall be his…
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In appearance with Elisha Wiesel, Cuomo escalates ‘antisemitism’ attack on Mamdani
This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayor’s race. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There are 14 days — two weeks — to the election.
Andrew Cuomo…
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The Blogs: Celebrate the Hostage Return – and then finish the job! | Richard Diamond
Celebrate the Hostage Return – and then finish the job!
Ceasefires Before Coercive Inflection Points Invite Relapse
First, the rightful celebration: on Oct. 13, 2025, all remaining living Israeli hostages were released from Gaza. That…
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The Blogs: The Culture of Hate. A Canadian Viewpoint. | Alan Simons
Has our civil society today lost the will to react firmly against hate and intolerance?
The great ninth-century Jewish philosopher Saadia Gaon commented that the thirst for revenge affords the pleasure of seeing discomfiture of its enemy,…
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The Blogs: Gaza after October 7: A Regional Earthquake | Gilles Touboul
We will remember October 7, 2023, as one of the most dramatic and important days in the history of the Middle East. Hamas thought it was carrying out a military and symbolic coup against Israel, an act of “resistance” meant to throw off…
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The Blogs: Israel Tightens Its Grip On The West Bank | Sheldon Kirshner
Late last month, on the eve of his latest meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, US President Donald Trump issued a bombshell statement.
“I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,” said Trump,…
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The Blogs: The Memory of Power: Understanding Hysteresis and the Persistence of Geopolitics | Vincent James Hooper
In geopolitics, as in physics, systems do not return neatly to equilibrium once disturbed. The world carries its traumas forward. Empires leave gravitational fields; conflicts cast aftershocks across generations; institutions remember. This…
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The Blogs: The Heart Has Four Chambers (Noach & the South) | Dan Cohen
Reflections on a day in the South with Geerz & Parshat Noach
This week, among many other classic stories of Genesis, we read about Noah. We see a curious idea as he finishes his journey in the Ark. In his commentary on the Parsha, Rabbi Lord…
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The Blogs: Noah’s Leadership: Perfectly Imperfect | Ben Lazarus
What if the Torah’s only “perfect” hero was never meant to be flawless, but rather, perfectly suited to his moment?
Years ago, I attended a lecture at London Business School where the speaker introduced a compelling idea: the concept of…
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The Blogs: We Need More of Trump’s Unprecedented Diplomacy | Gershon Baskin
Is the Muslim Brotherhood from Qatar and Türkiye Going to Take Over Gaza?
Many Israelis are fearful that the multinational stabilization force for Gaza will be formed mainly of military personnel from Türkiye and Qatar. The mouthpieces of…
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