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Donald Trump never wanted Greenland the way critics pretended he did. He wanted what serious powers have always wanted: control without conquest. The noise about “buying” Greenland was never literal—it was leverage. Just like the Panama…

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Science Daily (Jan. 29) reports:  “Helping care for grandchildren may offer an unexpected boost to brain health later in life. Researchers found that grandparents who provided childcare scored higher on memory…

There is a comforting lie we tell ourselves about the Exodus.

We imagine the Israelites leaving Egypt healed, whole, spiritually ready. We picture gratitude, songs, and relief. We imagine a people who know who they are.

That is not what…

And the Children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry land, and the waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left.” (Shemot 14:22)

Commentators have puzzled over the passage describing the crossing of the Sea of…

Getting stuck traffic is an all-too-common part of Israeli living. You don’t need to be an oleh to know how that is.  However, every oleh eventually discovers that sometimes the best way to avoid p’kakim (bottlenecks), real and…

For more than two decades, I have worked as a journalist in Pakistan, arguing for progressive ideas that are often unpopular, sometimes risky, but always necessary: religious freedom, interfaith coexistence, democratic values, and dialogue…

Volunteer service, for many Jewish young adults in particular, is the primary way they express their Jewish values and embody some of our most ancient teachings. Yet service alone is not a sustainable path of ongoing meaningful engagement nor…

Faith feels exceptionally close to the surface for me right now.

This week, Torah has felt alive and immediate. Written for this moment — when the war feels unresolved, when every body is brought home from Gaza, and we are waiting: to see…

Isn’t it wonderful to be able to pray and praise with song? As we know that is not always the case. In fact in this week’s portion of Beshalach, Shabbat Shira, the timeless tense reality brings many forms of prayer, sometimes even in…

The details of the exodus from Egypt, was filled with drama. There was the great excitement of finally being released from bondage after 210 years. The Jewish people left with great haste and did not have time to allow their dough to rise….