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We live in uncertain, unpredictable times.  Reality seems to be shifting daily beneath our feet, regardless of who we are and what presumptions about the world and the nature of reality we harbor within us, no matter if we are…

At critical moments preceding the crucifixion of Jesus, the evangelists introduced the most dramatic scenes of the death narrative. When the priests presented Jesus to Pilate for him to pronounce the death sentence, the Roman representative…

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What you need to understand is the basic structure of viral fake news.

1. An official explanation of reality is dissected and called weird or suspect.

2. A wild, unsubstantiated theory is offered as an alternative.

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Being in Israel can generate such a wide range of extreme emotions in a very short period of time. This is the reality of life in Israel, especially during the last two weeks.

Jews have just finished celebrating the festival of Sukkot, known…

Why do city councils in America often have on their agendas Israel and Gaza, places that are thousands of miles away? What about improving local roads, schools, and transportation?

The episode of Cain and Abel has various ways of explaining how it was possible for one brother to murder the other. On a more simplistic level, Abel was the one who gave a sacrifice to Hashem generously. Cain was the farmer who was not as…

It’s hard to believe that the war is finally over. Like many other Israelis I was glued to the TV last Monday, watching the release of the 20 living Israeli hostages alongside their masked Hamas captors. Following their hand-over to the Red…

The Zionist movement met the temperance movement in Zurich in 1937 at the Twentieth Zionist Congress.

Held 40 years after the first Zionist Congress in 1897, the main subject of the 20th Congress was the report of the Palestine Royal…

The United States appears determined not only to enforce a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas — but also to launch, without delay, the first phase of Gaza’s reconstruction.

This determination was clearly reflected in the striking preview…

I had an appointment for an interview with a Persian rug merchant in Lisbon. I had read that Iranian intelligence services often used that business as a cover for their clandestine operations. Sweat was dripping down my forehead. Since the…