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The recent public friction between Washington and Jerusalem over the emerging Gaza governance architecture is more than a diplomatic spat—it is a signal that the United States has stopped asking for permission.

After Prime Minister Benjamin…

The Human Origin of Sacrifice

Sacrifice did not begin as a divine instruction. It began as a human response to vulnerability. Faced with forces beyond control—weather, fertility, illness, loss—human beings reached for a way to enlist a…

How did life on earth begin? How did the complex DNA-based life forms emerge from a warm sea and a batch of basic chemicals? This article by Martin Rahm and colleagues gives us a clue – and it…

A Scale the World Can No Longer Ignore
This past weekend, Toronto witnessed what is described as the largest Iranian-led rally ever held outside Iran. Crowds stretched across major intersections. Iranian flags filled the skyline. Voices were…

We often speak of Africa as a continent to be rescued, but rarely as a continent that learns, equips itself, and builds its own autonomy.
And we almost never speak of one of the most constant actors in this quiet work: MASHAV (1), Israel’s…

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, observed each January, has traditionally been understood as a universal opportunity to pause and reflect on one of the most profound ruptures in human history. Yet in recent years, and with particular…

In Parashat Bo, in the very midst of catastrophe and redemption, the Torah pauses to give an instruction that feels almost out of place:

“And you shall tell your child on that day: It is because of what the Lord did for me when I went out…

A recent letter from the Patriarchs in Jerusalem has sparked a necessary conversation about authority, faith, and the Land. While these leaders are vital shepherds of their flocks, their rejection of Christian Zionism overlooks a historic…

Guns are all over the place in the promised land. From my living room window, I watch a father pushing a stroller, his IDF assault rifle slung across his back. The gabbai (prayer service director) at a shul I visited packs a pistol while…

There was a discernible disconnect between US President Donald Trump’s fiery rhetoric to intervene in Iran’s anti-government protests and his failure to act on his threats.

According to Iran Human Rights, at least 3,428 Iranian protesters…