Donald Trump is eliminating as many anti-warming projects as he can. While the British Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveals that the continued over reliance on fossil fuels, and failure to adapt to climate change, is being…
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The Blogs: We deserve better statesmanship | Shuki Friedman
The decline of statesmanship in Israel’s public life has become painfully evident – even, and perhaps especially, in wartime. Instead of demonstrating dignity and respect for the institutions of state, too many of our leaders are mired in…
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The Israeli scandal you were never meant to know
Unpacked Staff
People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting….
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The Blogs: Rav Kook on Lech Lecha: The Universal Avraham – the Father of Israel | Itzchak Evan-Shayish
ויֹּ֤אמֶר ה֙’ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר…
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The Blogs: Suppressing Arab Votes Means Undermining Israeli Democracy | Amnon Beeri-Sulitzeanu
The true test of Israel’s democracy is not only how it treats its minorities — but whether it allows them to participate fully, freely, and confidently in shaping the country’s future.
The 2026 elections may become a defining test for…
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The Blogs: Looking for God and a good literary agent | Karin Kloosterman
Raven, the water witch from the future featured in the memoir Bearland (with my son). I’ve returned to the Holy Land, but part of me is still wandering the northern forest of Ontario, where we drink living water, listen to the…
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The Blogs: Why Were All Of the Imot Quite Deliberately Taken From The House Of Laban? | Yael Chaya Miriam Gray
There is a riddle carved into the genealogy of Israel: from Sarah onward, every mother of the covenant comes from the house of Laban. Even Sarah — called Yiscah, daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah, Laban’s grandmother — arises from…
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The Blogs: When the Battle Comes Home: the Urgent Call to Rehumanize Connection | Seth Eisenberg
The most dangerous battlefield isn’t always one with bullets. Sometimes, it’s the silent war inside.
This week, a Knesset Research and Information Center report stunned the nation with a heartbreaking figure: 279 IDF soldiers have…
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The Blogs: Lech Lecha: Beyond our Kin, Beyond our Ken | Bryan Schwartz
In this week’s Torah reading, Lech Lecha, Abraham is suddenly ordered to leave his birthplace, the home of his father. He must go to a land that God will show him (Genesis 12:1). It sounds like he is radically independent of his family…
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The Blogs: The Kanaani Breed Officially Recognized by Pedigree Club UK | Mikhail Salita
Recently, something beautiful happened—something I received with quiet joy and gratitude.
Pedigree Club UK, an international organization based in England and respected for its openness and compassion toward animals, has officially…
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