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Most AI assistants fail for a simple reason. They do not live where users live, and they do not know what users need at the moment the work appears. An assistant that asks me to paste calendar events into a web portal is already too late. An…

A funny thing happened to me at the kiddush after synagogue services today, and it’s too good not to share with a smile.

So, this shul is proudly Sephardic—and they don’t mess around when it comes to lunch. Salad? Check. Challah? Check….

Historically Britain’s antisemitism had a certain dignified, institutionalized and even genteel factor to it. That façade collapsed on Yom Kippur when Jews were slaughtered in a Manchester synagogue. As the impact of this horrific attack…

They told us this was an isolated act. They were wrong. Manchester is not an accident or a tragic one off. It is the inevitable result of a continent that has let violent slogans seep into the streets and then pretended nothing serious would…

As I write this, the Gaza War is in a period of uncertainty and, perhaps, of transition. President Trump put out on Monday a half-thought-out “peace plan” containing various elements necessary to any agreement and Hamas predictably…

When the world thinks of African queens, one name often comes to mind: Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled until 30 BCE. She has been immortalized in art, theater, and film, yet her fame has overshadowed a wider, richer…

Traditionally, the period following Yom Kippur until the end of Succot, is the happiest time of the year.

After weeks of reciting Selichot, and the intense prayers of the Rosh Hashanah and the Day of Atonement, we feel a sense of satisfaction…

I love fireworks! Since I was born on the Fourth of July, I thought that the pyrotechnic displays were in my honor. This past Fourth my wife, Rivka, and I were in Teaneck, NJ, USA. Since it was Shabbat, we went to a hilltop after dessert…

On the 15^th of Tishrei, we celebrate a two-fold holiday. The holiday of Sukkot celebrates the miracle of the exodus from Egypt while Chag HaAsif celebrates the end of the harvest season.

Rav Yoel Bin Nun points out that the first stop that…