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In May 1933, my grandmother and father (who was six years old), traveled by ship on the RMS Empress of Britain from Montreal to Europe and overland to Vienna, to ask my grandmother’s five sisters and brother to leave…
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The Blogs: The War of Words | Sabine Sterk
Words That Wound: How Israel’s Own Language Undermines Her Truth
Words matter. They shape perception, craft narratives, and influence how nations are seen by the world and by themselves. Israel, the world’s only Jewish state, is paying a…
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Responsibility, the Good Society, and the Renewed Covenant
Excerpt: Five years after the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l, his call for shared responsibility and the building of a “good society” feels more urgent than ever. As world leaders gather at COP30, his moral vision reminds us that…
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The Blogs: Israel’s impossible ally and Trump’s dilemma | Gilles Touboul
The Israeli government’s refusal to allow a Turkish military presence in Gaza is not just a simple diplomatic incident: it marks the break between two powers once linked by strategic cooperation but separated by “incompatible” visions…
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The Blogs: Israel Today | Justine Johnston Hemmestad
Sadly, the Nameless One told me earlier this week that he thinks Israelis have grown used to living amidst a “certain degree of violence.” This frame of mind may help us to understand the concessions made by Israel in order to get the…
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Lot’s Daughters
After the destruction of Sodom and Amorah, we learn of the incident of Lot and his daughters. They believed that their father was the last man alive in the world. The Alshich depicted the actions of Lot’s daughters as an altruistic act. They…
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A Voyage in India’s Rajasthan- White Udaipur
Udaipur is a city where marble dreams float upon mirrored waters, and history whispers through stone and sky. It is the City of Lakes, where palaces drift like jewels on shimmering waters and every sunset paints the horizon with royal serenity….
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My Father’s Liberal Dream Gave Us Zohran Mamdani
From Trump derangement to moral blindness, the generation that once fought for freedom can no longer see who’s truly endangering it This is not only about my father, though he embodies the people I am writing to; the generation that still…
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Haaretz resurrects Baghdad bombings scandal
The Baghdad bombings are back in the news. Every time you think the issue is dead and buried, it rises again. Whodunnit? Arab historians, Arabists and academics in Israel and abroad have charged that five bombings in 1950 -51 – one killed…
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The Blogs: We Must Take Responsibility — Especially for the 33% | Shmuel Legesse
Rabbi Reuven Kahane and Dr. Shmuel Legesse
Something profound and dangerous has emerged from the latest New York City election. Roughly one-third of Jewish voters supported a candidate who refuses to recognize Israel’s right to exist and…
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