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If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you, and you are you because I am I, then I am not I and you are not you.” (The Kotzker Rebbe)

What defines us at our…

To say that I don’t like roller coasters would be an understatement—along the lines of describing the Grand Canyon as having “a nice view.” I probably haven’t been on one in 45 years, and the odds are high that my streak will likely…

In a bold and resolute move, Israel has firmly rejected any notion of Turkish troops participating in a postwar security force in Gaza. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has made it clear that Turkey’s armed forces will have no role in the US…

Two days after its release, Tucker Carlson’s interview with 27-year-old far-right activist Nick Fuentes had drawn nearly four million views on YouTube. It was presented as a conversation about free speech and identity. What it delivered…

When God tells Avram, pre-Avraham, ‘LECH LICHA’ (‘Go for yourself’, ‘Get thee out’, ‘Get yourself going’), what is God asking or demanding? Is this a request which serves as an end in itself (a ‘purpose’) or is it the…

There are two happenings that remain indelibly intertwined in my heart: the devastating news that my husband would die in a few months from glioblastoma, a fatal brain tumor, and the attack on my Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel on…

Trump’s Bribes, Netanyahu’s “Crimes”: The Real Witch Hunt

For years, the world has been fed a narrative: Benjamin Netanyahu, corrupt leader of Israel, clinging to power through deceit and bribery. Headlines screamed “scandal!”,…

Why might planning your funeral be the kindest (and most surprisingly comforting) thing you ever do?

We plan for everything, don’t we? Weddings, bar mitzvahs, baby showers — even the dog’s birthday. We make Pinterest boards for table…

President Trump’s 20-Point Plan for Gaza is at a delicate hinge. As Phase I staggers without an agreed end-point and clear transition to Phase II, the U.S. must introduce an “implementation deal,” which may be another historic…

In Israel, a growing chorus of secular Jewish women’s voices is saying the same thing I am: “Stop asking me to give up my rights for the state; I will gladly pay my taxes, just treat me like a human being.” This plea underscores a deepening…