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The Day After: Building Israel’s Future When the Last Hostage Comes Home

January 26th, 2026 will be remembered as a painful and defining day in Israeli history. On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the final hostage from…

The Old Certainties

For decades, investors and insurers spoke of political risk—the possibility that government actions might impair investments or disrupt operations. The concept was well understood, the insurance products mature, the…

Before I address the personal, I want to pause and notice how poignant it is that this Shabbat of Parashat Beshalach—also known as Shabbat Shirah, because of the Song of the Sea and the…

This week’s Torah reading brings us to one of the most dramatic and revealing moments in the entire Biblical narrative.

The Jewish people just left Egypt after centuries of slavery. They’re getting their first taste of freedom, yet…

The story of the exodus from Egypt is mentioned twice daily in our prayers. The Rabbis inserted the chapter discussing Tzitzit in the nighttime Shema because of the mention of יציאת מצרים, the exodus from Egypt.

We recite this…

The World Watches While Crimes Against Humanity Continue by the Islamic Republic Occupying Iran.

“It is better to die.” These are the words of a protester on the streets of Tehran, speaking not as a slogan, but as a lived reality. He…

The “Nihilist Penguin” (sometimes misspelled online as “pinguin”) is one of those rare internet artifacts whose apparent triviality conceals a capacity to evolve into a shared political language. Its contemporary resurgence can be…

Wars are not won from mixed signals. Yet, in 2024, the United States held weapons from a close ally while rockets were actively falling. In the Middle East, signals matter just as force does. Allies look for reassurance, and enemies look for…

To Mr. West,

We saw that ad in which you explained your head injury and your battle with mental illness and we saw the apology for your Jew-hatred. 

We Jews have a concept called Teshuvah. It means atonement but it also means return. To…