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In January 2023, a group of political actors set out to remake the system that had, in their telling, excluded them. The judicial overhaul led by Yariv Levin and Simcha Rothman appeared to follow a psychologically and politically recognizable…

Forty years ago, activism helped topple an evil regime in South Africa. Now Iranians need us — and the world looks away. What happened?

I’d love nothing more right now than to write about…

There are unexpected moments in one’s life that seem to change the trajectory of  the life we are living. For me one of those moments was the reconnection, death, and burial (in Israel) of my father HaRav Moshe Meiri HaLevi A”H in 2019

It’s been over a week since Nicole Good was fatally shot in Minneapolis as she tried to escape being arrested for unlawfully interfering with Federal law enforcement. Most of the media’s immediate reaction was overwrought prejudicial…

When Zubin Mehta returns to conduct the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the sense of occasion is palpable. The orchestra, notorious for a typically Israeli lack of decorum, is silent and attentive during rehearsals. Some older members who…

People often think of the fall of the Islamic Republic as a break, a time when Iran finally gets back on track with history after going off course during the revolution. That framing makes both Iran’s critics and its supporters look good,…

An annotated playlist of 25 songs, selected from last year’s rich offerings, to reflect the breadth and depth of Israel’s popular music ecosystem as it evolved in 2025.

There’s something about music that uniquely absorbs and reflects…

I sometimes stop and realize how radically my life was shaped by growing up in the Middle East. Not through theory, headlines, or ideology but through lived experience. I saw both sides of the coin long before the world reduced the region to…

A very common complaint against the practice of traditional Judaism, is the over emphasis of Halacha. Students wonder why they are not being taught subjects that inspire, rather than being bombarded with detailed Jewish Law, that might only…

History has a cruel sense of irony, and sometimes policy walks straight into it with eyes wide open. Inviting Qatar and Turkey into a so-called “peace board” for Gaza is not realistic. It is strategic amnesia dressed up as diplomacy.