“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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From Fracture to Revival – Two weeks inside an Israeli exhibition where strangers met, spoke, and rediscovered hope
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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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When the Shomers Go Blind
I am not here to talk about the ascendancy of socialist and antisemitic left-wing ideology in NYC and what it means for the future of the city as well as the Democratic Party in general. I am sure that much red ink will be spilled…
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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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Where Judaism Meets Criminology
Why belief still matters when we talk about change People sometimes ask, gently or otherwise, who I am — and why I speak about Judaism and justice in the same breath. I understand the question. On one side stand academics, data, and desistance…
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The Mayor Of Toronto Fails The Jewish Community
Throwing around barbs falsely accusing Israel of committing genocide during its two-year war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip is an exercise in insensitivity and ignorance. Politicians, in particular, should be careful to reject this vile slander,…
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The Limitations on Leaving Israel
According to the Rambam, Laws of Kings 5:9, it is forbidden to leave the Land of Israel and reside abroad aside from these temporary cases: to learn Torah, to find a spouse, to save yourself from the gentiles or to do business. These laws are…
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Israel and Turkey battle for drone supremacy
The two countries are among the biggest drone exporters in the world and could also find their drones clashing in Syria.
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Just when things start to calm down, and you think you’re fine
After a prolonged period of stress, the mind often has a delayed reaction: Here's how to recognize signs of emotional distress
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‘What Are You Praying to Me For? Tell the People to Go Forward!!!’
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה, מַה־תִּצְעַק אֵלַי? דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וִיִסְעוּ. “The LORD said unto Moses, ‘Why criest thou unto Me? speak unto the…
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