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The sequence from Bereishit 37 to 50 is the longest unbroken narrative in the Torah, and there can be no doubt who its hero is: Joseph. The story begins and ends with him. We see him as a child, beloved – even spoiled – by his father; as…

As Miss Israel 2025, competing at Miss World International this year against 71 countries has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. Representing Israel on a global stage has been about more than beauty—it’s been…

Radical Belonging After Rupture

Every moment of Jewish renewal carries a quiet surprise: those who return first are often those who were once pushed furthest to the margins.

After October 7th, as Israelis instinctively reached for ritual,…

Some of these thoughts are coming to me late at night, lying in bed recovering from knee surgery, while my wife tries frantically to hold down the fort at home and take care of our children (what a luxury). Children who are beautiful,…

When the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) rippled through world markets, much of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) claimed a degree of immunity. Oil revenues cushioned the Gulf, limited financial integration shielded others, and…

The UN’s Two-Tier Refugee System — and Who Pays the Price

The United Nations operates a two-tier refugee system, and its consequences are becoming impossible to ignore.

Right now, Sudanese civilians are facing mass slaughter, ethnic…

“Hineni” is among the most powerful words in the Bible. It expresses a willingness to shoulder responsibility, to answer a call, and to step forward with moral agency. In many ways, it captures a pillar of Judaism.

Hineni is the…

Hamas, antisemitism, and the selective sympathy for Jews and Kurds

If Hamas Disarmed Tomorrow, Antisemitism Would Just Get a New Costume, And a Vegan Menu. Picture the dawn. Hamas’s leader, whoever hell he is, emerges from his latest hole,…

There’s this common claim among some pro-Palestinian spaces that Jesus was a Palestinian. This is historically false. There was no Palestinian identity or country in Jesus’s lifetime.

Let’s look at the historical record.

Around 1000…

Israel’s likely backing of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is not ideological sympathy—it is a strategic necessity. That the SDF is leftist, PKK-adjacent, and far removed from Iraq’s pro-Western Kurdish elites has not…