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He said to them, “Today I am 120 years old. I am no longer allowed to come and go before you, for God said to me, ‘You will not cross this Jordan River.’

If Moshe’s age explains why he can’t lead, then why mention that God said he…

We now find ourselves in the midst of the Aseret Yemei Teshuva—the Ten Days of Repentance that begin with Rosh Hashanah and culminate with Yom Kippur. These days are the most spiritually charged of the Jewish year, a time when our tradition…

“We come from different places… different states, different countries… but when we sit together, we share one language — the language of compassion.”

One of the most moving parts of this journey is the community itself. Our group is…

In a recent episode of South Park, Sheila Broflovski, the Jewish mother character, flies to Israel to confront the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. In the middle of the war against Hamas, she accuses him of fueling antisemitism, declaring:…

We often hear a version of what one respectful interlocutor (RI) said in response to my posting this excruciating…

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to speak at the United Nations High Level Week in New York Friday morning and President Donald Trump is participating in talks with al-Sharaa on sidelines of the UN Summit to shape the contours of a…

How AI Amplifies Extremist Narratives and Silences Peaceful Counter-Narratives

Recently, I asked Google AI about the Palestinian Identity Manifesto. What I received wasn’t just an answer—it was a lesson in how AI amplifies dominant…

While most everyone’s attention has focused on Israel’s ongoing security issues (Gaza, Yemen, Syria et al), the domestic situation – governmental, economic, judicial, social – is actually more problematic. Why, then, does a country…

We are witnessing a new type of war.

One where victory is not measured by the military defeat of the enemy or territory captured. But one where victory is sought and measured in the realm of international public opinion.

This is the first war…

This Rosh Hashanah at Congregation Netivot Shalom  in Teaneck, NJ, one of the sifrei Torah (Torah scrolls) we read from was new to our community, a repaired sefer Torah.

As the sofer (scribe), Rabbi Rephael Hirsch, was repairing it, he told…