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During Sukkot, we read from Ecclesiastes. “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” A time to weep and a time to laugh. A time to mourn and a time to dance. This year, those ancient words carried a…

With all the justified jubilation on the return of the hostages and the achievement of a ceasefire in Gaza, it is easy to forget that some of most important aspects of the ceasefire agreement only exist as vague principles. Guaranteeing a…

Two years ago, my relationship with my Jewish identity was fractured. I was a Jew who wanted to belong, yet felt disconnected and unsure of what that belonging meant.

I considered myself left-wing, sometimes even self-critical, even…

Why do so many people (including quite a few Jews) believe the grievous libel that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza when “genocide” in Gaza (or against Palestinians in general) is clearly false and a self-serving fabrication?

Some…

My time in Europe for my Holocaust History/International Criminal Law study abroad trip last summer started in a whirlwind. After a flight cancelled at 11pm when we were already on the plane, and a rebooked flight taking off at 6am, we…

Everyone in Israel is celebrating the cease fire in Gaza and the return of roughly 20 live hostages (as well numerous dead bodies) who have been held by Hamas for over two years….

Monday, all of the living hostages were released. Alongside them, several of the murdered were returned home for burial. Two sacred acts happened at once — life restored and dignity returned.

Across the world, Jews everywhere found…

I miss October 6^th, 2023. I miss its banality. I’ve gone back and looked at my calendar that day- nothing remarkable at all to remember it by. Apparently a few calls and meetings. Went out that eve. Purely routine. Nothing out of the…

The ANC-led South African government is the most effective combatant in the soft war against Israel — the eighth front — waged through media manipulation, international propaganda, and legal warfare. Acting in concert with Iran, the…

By any fiscal measure, Donald Trump’s tariffs are an astonishing success. They have generated record-breaking revenue for the US government—roughly $400 billion a year—and could exceed $1.3 trillion by the end of his current term….