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There is a comforting myth in Western commentary that “restraint is always safer than action.”

But in the Middle East, that myth gets civilians buried.

For a country like Israel — small, crowded, and openly targeted — time is not…

Amid a rise of pro-Palestinian protests outside Israeli real estate events and land sales held in synagogues, New York lawmakers are pushing to ban protests directly outside houses of worship.

The latest proposal comes…

If Trump strikes Iran, what are the scenarios for the Middle East and the world order?

Since the outbreak of the revolt in Iran, at the beginning of January 2026, American rhetoric has brutally hardened. Donald Trump now explicitly links the…

A Jewish education group seeking to create the nation’s first publicly funded religious Jewish charter school took its case to Oklahoma’s charter school board Monday, reviving a high-stakes constitutional battle over…

We are here today because many people have been told a lie.

The lie is simple: Judaism and liberal values are in conflict. One must choose between being Jewish and being democratic, between tradition and equality, between Jewish identity and…

[The Only Begotten Son is revealed.]

1. In those days, and at that time, will I cause the BRANCH of righteousness to grow up unto David; . . .  (Jeremiah 33:15)
2. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous…

With full diplomatic ties, potential military cooperation, and a foothold in Somaliland, Israel counters Ankara’s military training, economic pacts, and influence in Somalia.

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland on December 26, 2025, was…

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If I am not for myself, who will be for me? 

As early as the Babylonian period, Hillel the Elder emphasized the importance of self-support, taking responsibility for one’s own needs as a foundation for recognizing…

My world has changed tremendously since my last blog post. On January 4, 2026, I joined a group of volunteers my age, who have committed to a year of service in the south, helping communities that were hit hardest by the events of October 7…

I am as Askenazi as they come.

When I was a child, a neighbor told my mother that I resembled Shirley Temple.

“Vere ist Shirley Temple?” my Romanian-born Yiddish speaking mother asked.

Life in my hometown, Borough Park, Brooklyn was very…