For me traveling the world is not just about seeing new places it also means redefining my identity with every step I take. However, traveling as a Jew often requires more than just an ordinary vacation plan. Researching the kosher options,…
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Travel gains new meaning through the kosher way of life
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Bringing Torah Reading to Life in the Digital Age
When I was younger and still figuring out what religion meant to me, I went to synagogue most Shabbats. I loved the rhythm of the service, the sense of belonging, the melodies that felt familiar and eternal. But I was never one of those people…
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When strategic realism prevails over ideology
The visit of Israeli minister Gideon Sa’ar to New Delhi, at the beginning of November 2025, went unnoticed. Yet, behind this meeting hides a significant geopolitical truth : the strengthening of the strategic partnership between Narendra Modi’s…
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Jewish Women International Brings Leadership to the New Jewish Federation of Annapolis & the Chesapeake
The new Jewish Federation of Annapolis & the Chesapeake brings together a diverse coalition of Jewish organizations — including Jewish Women International, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Temple Beth Shalom, Temple Solel, Congregation Kol Shalom,…
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Why Antizionism Gets a Movement But Antikhomeinism Doesn’t
Among the oddities of modern political morality, few are stranger than this: the only democracy in the Middle East, Israel, is the one whose very existence is denounced, while its most brutal theocracy, the Islamic Republic of Iran, is treated as…
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Embracing Faith Through Science and Sacred Wisdom.
From Belief to Knowing: Finding God in Quantum and Torah Insights. Sefer HaChinuch (13th-century Spain) (Mitzva 25) tells us: “We are commanded to believe that the world has one God who brought into existence all that exists, and that His…
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Open letter to US government regarding visit of Dr Naledi Pandor
To: The United States Secretary of State Honourable Marc Rubio, Washington, D.C., USA Subject: Urgent Concern – Naledi Pandor’s Planned Entry into the United States Dear Honorable Secretary of State Rubio, I am writing to raise serious…
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From Fracture to Revival – Two weeks inside an Israeli exhibition where strangers met, spoke, and rediscovered hope
“I do not like that you ask us to speak about revival,” a woman told me during one of the discussion circles. “Why rush to hope when we are still deep in pain?” I listened. Then I asked, “But how can we rise if we…
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50 Years Later: How the UN’s ‘Zionism is Racism’ Still Fuels Antisemitism
As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.N.’s infamous resolution describing the liberation movement of the Jewish people, Zionism, as racism, we can draw a direct link between that moment and the surge of anti-Zionism and antisemitism…
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From Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Market: How 1989 Reshaped the Global Order
When the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, 36 years ago, it symbolized more than the collapse of a barrier dividing East and West Berlin. It represented the disintegration of a worldview — the end of the ideological rivalry that had defined…
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