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Today, the diplomatic corridors of Tunis played host to a familiar performance. The foreign ministers of Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria, joined by UN Special Envoy Hanna Tetteh, convened under the banner of the “Tripartite Neighboring…

When I teach Parashat Beshalach, I sometimes begin in an unexpected place—with a movie.

The Prince of Egypt, the animated classic from 1998, remains one of the most powerful retellings of the Exodus ever put on screen. Its music still…

With the return of the last Israeli hostage from Gaza, the yellow pin that symbolized waiting and hope is laid to rest — but the lessons of October 7 must endure.

For more than two years, a small yellow pin has been fastened to my lapel. It…

Over the last year, I’ve spent a lot of time building an interfaith coalition and forming deep connections with Christian clergy. I’ve noticed a fascinating difference between Jewish clergy and my Christian colleagues. 

Enrich your celebration of Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees, two ways – first, by…

Deep within my genetic makeup lies the legacy of my Jewish ancestors, a nomadic spirit that persists, regardless of my awareness or choice to embrace it. Amidst the turmoil and unrest in the Middle East, I chose to find neutral ground in the…

For the first time since 2014, there are no longer Israeli hostages in the territory of the Gaza Strip.” (Israel News Highlights, Special Update, 4.12pm, 26/1/26)

I was reviewing some old journal entries recently, and came across one that…

In last week’s Parshat Bo we have the last three remaining plagues God brings down on Egypt: locusts, darkness, and the slaying of the first born. What is the purpose of the plagues? If God only wished to bring the Jews out of Egypt why…

Elie Wiesel, the late Jewish novelist and human rights activist, was deeply affected by the Holocaust. He was personally traumatized by it and drew on its horrors as a writer.

Oren Rudavsky’s documentary, Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire, which is…

Holocaust survivors have endured everything: ghettos, camps, starvation, flight, hiding, torture, and the loss of entire families. They survived the full force of human evil — and lived and rebuilt their lives, raised families and…