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Today, my heart swells with relief, gratitude, and a profound sense of hope. After years of darkness, fear, and uncertainty, 20 souls—our brothers and sisters—have finally returned to the embrace of their families and communities. I know,…

I spent the morning with hundreds of others at the hostage tent on Aza Street near the Prime Minister’s house watching on a large screen as the live hostages were released. It was two and a half hours of anxiousness, relief, and elation. I…

A Reflection on Redemption and Unity

Parshat Miketz, tells the story of Yosef — a man who was taken from the pit, shaved, and brought before Pharaoh after two years of unjust imprisonment. In a moment that could have been lifted straight…

Today, Monday, October 13, 2025, Hamas, a bunch of deluded, splenetic terrorist psychopaths of the Gaza Strip, released 20 living kidnapped Israelis to demonstrate that the future belongs to them rather than to a civilised nation like…

Israel has seen its share of visiting dignitaries at the Knesset—most of them armed with platitudes, few with courage. Donald J. Trump arrived with neither notes nor hesitation. The U.S. president, unmistakably himself, took the podium in…

Today, October 13, Erev Simchat Torah, is a day for watching videos of reunions and celebrating the return of our brothers. It is a day to hug each other, to feel our connection to Israel and Jews worldwide. A day to take a deep breath, to…

When Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees this October, it marked one of the most significant prisoner exchanges since the conflict reignited in 2023. This release part of a complex deal involving 20 living and 28 deceased Israeli…

The so-called “phase one” of Trump’s peace plan is on its way to being completed. The twenty living hostages who remained in Hamas hands have finally been released, and, hopefully, the bodies of the 28 deceased will soon be returned to…

Before me, before us all, lay a seemingly endless number of strands—threads in a story whose page reads in a way that many thought impossible. I can’t recall how many times I’d confidently said, Hamas will never give up all the…

As a past subscriber, I read “Jewish Currents” Journal consistently. Listening to the “Zionism and Anti-Zionism” episode on your podcast, “On the Nose” motivated me to write this letter. I am neither an academic nor a public…