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For many who hold a long list of grievances against both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, this week’s historic session in the Knesset, a priori, was not an easy event to stomach. And yet, like many Israelis,…

Any plan for rebuilding Gaza, needless to say, must be preceded by the demilitarization of Hamas, presently armed, and its ousting, Israel’s security prioritized, with permanent security buffer zones on Israel’s borders as well as the…

Sharing an adapted version of the note that I sent to my synagogue in Texas on Monday, October 13th, when the living hostages were released from captivity. 

Today is a day of light. After two long years, all of the living hostages have been…

This week, the world witnessed something extraordinary: 20 Israeli hostages, held by Hamas in brutal captivity for more than two years, finally came home. The images — weary faces, tearful reunions, the deep, silent looks between loved ones…

“To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.”  (Tia Walker) While many of us who work with older adults fully embrace those words, we know that this philosophy, of reverence for our elders, is neither common nor…

In the beginning of the October 7th war, those who stood with Israel used the hashtag #HamasIsISIS,  not as a slogan, but as a statement of reality. We saw it with our own eyes: the brutality, the cruelty, the complete absence of humanity….

When Javier Milei stormed to power in Argentina, clutching a chainsaw and railing against the “political caste,” the symbolism was unmistakable. He came to cut—not to trim. And cut he has: halving ministries, slashing subsidies, firing…

We’re all feeling the mix of joy, pain, and relief as the remaining hostages finally came home this week. It’s what Tal Becker calls “renewed agency for our people.”

For months, Eli Sharabi has been one of the faces of that struggle….

It is very difficult to truly understand the creation of the world, as described in the Torah. It is very much covered with the aspect of סוד, or the secret aspect of interpretation of the Torah.

The first man, Adam, was not the product of…

This analysis shows what needs to happen next

Both friends and foes agree that Trump’s plan is a success. Meanwhile, Israel honored its commitment to withdraw troops partially, and Chamas immediately returned to the streets of Gaza to…