By the Grace of G-d
To Prime Minister Carney
Greeting and Blessing:
I am sending to you and to Pierre Poilievre by email, the following which I plan to post on the Times of Israel blog.
Canada is facing severe economic challenges. Trump is…

By the Grace of G-d
To Prime Minister Carney
Greeting and Blessing:
I am sending to you and to Pierre Poilievre by email, the following which I plan to post on the Times of Israel blog.
Canada is facing severe economic challenges. Trump is…

Last year, it was What Nobody Wants This Gets Wrong about Interfaith Relationships Today. This year, season two gets a lot right.
The first season’s blatant hostility to interfaith marriage is gone. There’s no glaring at Joanne, no…

There is only one God. Yet, throughout the Torah, there are numerous different names and descriptions given to this one God. This is not a problem: there are various ways of referring to God, each of which fits the multiple prisms through…

Following the horrific and barbaric events of October 7, there are those in Israel calling for terrorists who have been caught to be put on trial and, if found guilty, sentenced to death. Last month the Knesset’s National Security Committee…

There’s something remarkable about the Jewish people: when it’s urgent, we know how to come together.
We’ve seen this with breathtaking clarity over the past year. Shortly after October 7, week after week, tens of thousands — perhaps…

Inside every Jew sits the image of a merchant. This comes from the earliest roots of our people, as the ability to make connections is imprinted in us. For generations, we used this ability for business success, but today’s survival…

In Parshah Lech Lecha, there are a multitude of events where a conflict can certainly be applied to modern mediation. Abraham and Sarah’s journey toward God’s promise: a future as the parents of a great nation. Yet beneath this divine and…

Parashat Lech Lecha is about journeys, but it is also a chance to learn more about the first pivotals figures in our long and storied history. Within these few chapters we discover more about the great Avram and Sarai. From the rabbis we…

Israel’s wars with Hamas and similar foes have revealed a hard truth: as long as mass-murdering terrorists remain alive in our prisons, they remain…

For over three decades, China and Israel have maintained a relationship defined by pragmatism rather than sentiment. Trade, technology, and mutual benefit formed its foundation. Israel’s innovation, coupled with China’s appetite for…