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There is a law of nature that is both scientifically verifiable and deeply spiritual, yet it remains profoundly counterintuitive to the modern, individualistic mindset. It is this: when many individual entities come together, the result is…

President Donald Trump invites endless comparisons to historical figures—and now, perhaps, to literary ones as well. His recent actions and rhetoric evoke the doublespeak, censorship, and manipulation of truth familiar from George…

Why US Foreign Policy Doesn’t Add Up (2025–2026)

Between 2025 and 2026, the United States has found itself involved, all at once, in Gaza, Ukraine, Venezuela, Iran, Nigeria and Greenland. Having many fronts open at the same time is not…

The last pilgrims of the 2025 Holy Year passed through the door of St. Peter’s Basilica; and the Vatican claimed more than 33 million people participated in this Jubilee pilgrimage.

Many Americans have lost faith in organized religion, yet…

Two oppressive regimes are trembling. Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, now sits in a Brooklyn, New York, prison cell, awaiting trial after being extradited to the United States. Meanwhile, Iran’s aging Supreme Leader, Ayatollah…

The most complex and colorful family in the Torah was undoubtedly that of Yaakov. Their family life was replete with tension, many of their life experiences were either troubling or traumatic. Yet Yaakov succeeded, where his father and…

The United States Of America is defined as a Republic. An organization of government in which an electorate consolidates their virtues into a representative, who hoists the values and rights of a people to the shielding arm of the law. In New…

Why antizionism is spreading – and why it endangers Jews everywhere

This is an excellent commentary. The conflation of so many thousands of years of Jewish History in the region which is now modern Israel – to include specific European…

Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about this. But only if you can handle an honest reckoning. If you’re a rabbi, a board member, a donor, a staff member, I’m not here to flatter you. I’m here to offer you a reality check on…

He’s running for Congress on Manhattan’s West Side, but lately Cameron Kasky has been focused on the West Bank.

Kasky, a 25-year-old Jewish progressive, recently went on a solidarity mission to the West Bank. He has…