The modern history of statehood is shaped by the tension between established borders and the principle of self-determination. The cases of Somaliland and Lithuania exemplify the restoration of interrupted sovereignty. Lithuania has become a…
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The Blogs: From north to south: Zionism of Oct. 7th generation was born in the periphery | Moran Segev
In recent years, and especially since October 7th, we’ve witnessed a rebirth of Zionism. Though sometimes perceived as archaic, this concept has been given vibrant and relevant meaning by a generation of young men and women across the…
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The Blogs: The Wake-Up Call: Our Teens Are Carrying Too Much | Gila Tolub
Between 2023 and 2025, emergency room visits by children and adolescents due to suicidality increased by roughly 60%. In 2023, 580 children and teens arrived at Schneider for psychiatric evaluation. In 2024, that number rose to 752. According…
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The Blogs: Loglines, Lentils, and Lukewarm Tea: Tales from a Workshop That Didn’t Workshop | Talyah Ginsberg
I arrived early because I am that kind of person. The kind who still believes that 10 minutes early means something. I had even detoured via a supermarket to buy white chocolate to mark the end of Dry January, which felt like a small,…
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The Blogs: Beer, Memory, and the ‘New German War Machine’ | Matan Schwartz
I was flipping through the January, 2026 edition of The Atlantic when I came across the headline: “The New German War Machine”. As the grandson of a Holocaust survivor, that title caught more than just my eye. It pulled me back to a…
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The Blogs: From Hype to Reality: Giving English-Speaking Olim a Real Voice Where Decisions Are Made | Avi Schwartz
Rabbi Avi Schwartz with Idit Silman, Israel’s Minister of Environmental Protection. Photo courtesy of Rabbi Avi Schwartz. Aliyah is one of the most meaningful decisions a person or family can make. It is filled with hope, ideals, and…
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The Blogs: Of abandoned children, national pride, and poison envy (Parshat Yitro) | J.J Gross
The concept of “ein mukdam umehuar baTorah” (Torah narratives are not necessarily in chronological order) is nowhere more glaringly apparent than in Parshat Yitro. In this parsha the two main narrative elements appear in reverse order….
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The Blogs: Irrational Laws | Kenneth Cohen
The Jewish people are a difficult, stiff necked people. The Mishna in Pirkei Avot lists ten events where they tested Hashem and Moshe.
Shortly after they left Egypt, they confronted Moshe because the water was bitter and they had nothing to…
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The Blogs: Hijacked Knowledge: Wikipedia’s War on Truth | Ivan Bassov
Video Caption: Wikipedia isn’t always what it seems. Nas Daily exposes how bias, hijacked narratives, and hidden agendas can distort history — and why finding the truth often means looking elsewhere.
The Machinery of Identity Laundering…
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The Blogs: Marcia Kelner asks Brazil for firm action against Iran | Silas Anastacio
Marcia Kelner Polisuk, a recognized leader of the international Jewish community and a member of Hillel International – an organization present in more than 720 university campuses across various countries – has called on Brazil to adopt…
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