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I know I am part Cochini, but I did not grow up with Cochini food.

This is not something I noticed as a child, or even as a young adult. I grew up surrounded by Jewish food – Baghdadi Indian food, to be precise – dishes that arrived at…

Beginning in 2023, protesters across the United States, notably on college campuses, mobilized in large numbers demanding “justice” for Palestinians and an end to the war in Gaza. “In our thousands, in our millions, we are all…

My father passed away on November 11th. Abba was a Holocaust survivor, a Jewish educator and an ordained rabbi who lived well into his 90s. He died surrounded by loved ones and even had the zchut, the privilege, of having his children recite…

This week the best comedy show in the world is taking place in Davos, Switzerland, at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

The dictionary defines comedy as entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make…

The first plagues focused on the personal confrontation between Moshe, Aharon and Pharaoh. As the plagues advance, they gradually grow to encompass the entire Egyptian people. This expansion is also seen in the haftara of Parshat Bo, which is…

I am struggling to write because there is no ethical way to choose which injustice deserves attention first.

At the same moment that legislation advances in Israel to introduce the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, they are being held…

For several years before Rosh Hashana, I have listed the year’s best books. If I listed the worst, The Empty Wagon: Zionism’s Journey from Identity Crisis to Identity Theft by Rabbi Yakov Shapiro would likely top it.

A particularly…

The arrival of the CNS Tangshan, a Chinese Type 052D guided-missile destroyer, at South Africa’s Simon’s Town Naval Base in January 2026 signaled a definitive rupture in the post-Cold War maritime security architecture.

As the Tangshan…

Doors match their houses.

The Jewish People are given their first mitzvot in this week’s parashah. Amongst them are very specific instructions about sacrificing a lamb, the Korban Pesach – the Paschal Lamb. This korban will serve as the…

How Israel entered 2026 redefining modern defense

There are moments in history when a country does not merely respond to events but quietly resets the rules of the game. The final days of December 2025 felt like one of those moments for…