The Gaza War has captured Israel’s headlines these past two years. America, meanwhile has its own internal “fighting” (ICE anti-immigration raids, National Guards “invading” Democratic cities, etc.). Unfortunately, all this has…
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The Blogs: The Living Hostages are Home at Last: 18 Reflections from Israel and Beyond | Leah Grossman
October 13, 2025 is a day that won’t soon be forgotten. The remaining living hostages came home after 738 days—a true miracle culminating in a collective exhale that was palpable across continents.
The number’s significance is…
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The Blogs: Glassy: Strong and Stubborn | Rivka Herzfeld
The yamim noraim have come and gone.
Every year, people ask me ‘how was your yom tov?’ and for the longest time, I have given the same response of ‘ask me in a year from *now*’, by which often, people are puzzled.
And they look…
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The Blogs: A Living Book (Bereishit, Covenant & Conversation) | Jonathan Sacks
It is the most famous, majestic, and influential opening of any book in literature:
“… בּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א”
“When God began creating heaven and earth, the earth was void and desolate, there was darkness on the face…
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The Next Steps: Finding a Political Home
So, where do we position ourselves politically in this climate? We begin with an acknowledgement that for many of us neither the Party of the President (formerly, the Republican Party) nor the Party of Zohran Mandomi (formerly, the Democratic…
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The Blogs: Allah’s 100th Name Is Not The End Of All | Allen S. Maller
The most well known of Allah’s 99 names is Ar- Rahman -‘the kindest and most forgiving one’; but Allah has kept to Himself the knowledge of His greatest name, the 100th name, and He has not granted knowledge to any of His creation on…
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The Blogs: Day 734…We Thank Those Who’ve Brought Us To This Day | Goldie Warshawsky Klugman
This is the first entry into my Blog and it marks a new year of reason.
I live in a Diur Mugan, and we are surrounded by families of Haridim on one side and a community of small stores on the other who by no stretch of the imagination vote…
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The Blogs: Taking the Long Way Home | Sam Cohen
During my Sixth Form summer break, I worked part-time at McDonald’s and once covered a night shift for someone who’d called in sick. Around midnight, the delivery truck arrived, and I helped the team unload.
As I waited, I noticed a tall…
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The Blogs: Germany-Afghanistan, deporting Afghans to Kabul | Francis Moritz
Germany–Afghanistan: Negotiations to send back Afghans to Kabul
The European Union, through Germany, is pulling Afghanistan out of diplomatic isolation—after Syria, which has already managed quite the comeback.
Germany is negotiating with…
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The Blogs: Is It Time to Make Aliyah? | Macy Hall
After October 7th, it became impossible to be a Jew online without experiencing some degree of antisemitism. Suddenly, every Jew worldwide was forced to either denounce and condemn Israel or be branded a ‘Zionazi’ across social media.
For…
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