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I wrote this piece three years ago.

I birthed this baby three years ago today, on Tzom Gedalia. I have pictures of him and looked at them lovingly this morning. 

B’h-  EXACTLY a year after this ordeal, (same week, erev R”H) I gave…

In Parshat Vayelech, Moshe speaks his last words. He warns Israel that nations will rise against them, corruption will spread, and betrayal will be constant. Yet he charges them: “Chazak ve’ematz – Be strong and courageous, for God goes…

Navi Pillay, the South African head of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, presented findings of its latest report at a press briefing on 16 September 2025 (the Pillay Report). She said, “The ongoing genocide…

On September 23, 2025, Indonesia’s president told the United Nations General Assembly that “guaranteeing Israel’s security is key to peace.” It was a significant change for the largest Muslim-majority nation in the world, which has…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s statements at the UN regarding the situation in Gaza and the recognition of a Palestinian state highlight once again the attempt to work both sides of the street under the pretext of wanting to keep a…

I lead the Autism Child and Family Lab at the Hebrew University, where my team works on early diagnosis, development, and support for autistic children and their families. With our work and our families in mind, I am deeply troubled by…

The Rapture is near — at least according to an apocalyptic prophecy by one South African man who said a few months ago that it will fall on September 23 or 24. His claim has gone viral, with some believing it will mark the end times; and…

On this dramatic Shabbat between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, as we read the impassioned pleas of the prophet Hoshea for repentance, one verse in particular stands out as speaking to the moment we find ourselves in as a nation. Denouncing the…

I was born a Jew and grew up surrounded by Jewish stories, traditions, and contradictions. I saw how our communities live both with the memory of the past and with the hope for the future. Some chose the path of strict Orthodoxy, others…

American sanctions on three Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) at the heart of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel may end up being the torpedo Pretoria didn’t see coming.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in…