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Over the past two years, particularly since October 7th, an important conversation has been developing regarding the perceived growing gap between Israeli and Diaspora Jewish communities. For me, this discussion has been shaped in part by…

Parashat Tzav introduces us to the korban todah—the thanksgiving offering. Unlike other sacrifices, the todah is not brought for sin or atonement, but in response to salvation. A person who has emerged from danger—a journey across the…

Israel had stone circles too, as we have known since the 1960s. Or at least we knew of one. The monumental proto-historic site called Rujm el Hiri is hard to notice when just hiking in around the Golan Heights: The piles of rock creating its…

Israeli parents are facing a difficult moment. In recent days, many of our children have been asking questions that are painfully simple and surprisingly hard to answer.

Why is Iran firing missiles at us from the sky?
What do they want from…

Jus in Bello is the body of law governing how a war is fought during that armed conflict. The primary aim is to limit the suffering of the non-combatants – civilians, medics, and wounded soldiers no longer in the fight. The key principles…

In the coming days, negotiations between Iran and the US to end this war may begin. As part of the lead up to negotiations, it is entirely probable that Trump and Iran will agree to a total ceasefire before they begin. Iran has promised…

People all over Israel are living in constant fear of missiles, rockets, shrapnel, and sirens. The whole country is in trauma and anxiety once again! Moreover, one third of the citizens of Israel don’t have “safe rooms” in their homes…

There is a fact that sits uneasily beneath the surface of Israeli public life, one that rarely finds its way into official language or collective self-description: many Israelis are exhausted.

This is not a failure of resolve. It is the…

The Beit Hamikdash had a learned individual serve on a regular basis, to make sure that all of the details of Temple service were fulfilled according to the Torah.

Technically, he was the assistant to the Kohein Hagadol. He was referred to as…

The latest rumors about alleged negotiations between the Iranian regime and the US administration have done more harm than good to Trump’s image and in the way he is presenting the current outcome of the war. Furthermore, it is worth…