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A friend from out of town recently visited me at the synagogue where I work and commented on the heavy security in and around the building. It is significant, and it struck him immediately. I barely noticed.

I am so used to it by now that the…

When New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, signed his first executive order, it was described by supporters as a routine administrative reset. In one sweep, all executive orders issued during the final months of the previous…

These are not days of external attacks or missile fire. They are days of popular rumbling.

The 12 days of June reshaped Iran’s external posture. They exposed its vulnerabilities and punctured the myth of its invincibility.

What we are…

In the wake of the U.S. operation that brought Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to the United States to face charges, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the mission is also about ending Iran and Hezbollah activity inside…

Look, I get it. We all want to fight antisemitism. Jewish communities face real threats—synagogue shootings, cemetery desecrations, harassment in schools and on the streets. The FBI documented nearly 2,000 antisemitic incidents in 2024…

There is a mystery running like a dark, deliberate thread through the messianic line: not brilliance without blemish, not righteousness without risk, but hope born from places where human beings most want to hide—where lineage is…

In the heart of Iran, a profound transformation is unfolding. What began as a localized cry for justice has evolved into an existential battle for the soul of a nation. For the protesters on the ground, the risks are immeasurable, but as one…

For years, I believed that serious Torah learning was for other people – the ones who could open a sefer without panic and read Hebrew without flinching. I didn’t think I could start this journey where I was in life, juggling family,…

The world’s reaction to the U.S. operation in Venezuela has once again brought to light a recurring issue in international dialogue: outrage that is often selective, ideologically driven, and frequently disconnected from the facts. Critics…