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On Passover, Jews around the world gather to tell a story about labor.

We recount the plight of our ancestors forced into backbreaking work, stripped of dignity, denied rest, and treated as expendable. We name this condition plainly:…

Last November, I had a truly extraordinary experience. Ι was invited to London, spoke at JW3 — the city’s main Jewish cultural and community centre — met members of the community, and had the honour of being the guest at the Melaveh…

Congress Should Not Outsource Its Judgment on Western Sahara

By Mohamed Elbaikam Independent Sahrawi activist

In Sahrawi culture, serious matters do not begin with noise. They begin with listening. Even tea in the desert is served in stages:…

The idea of animal sacrifice seems primitive and antiquated. I recently listened to a lecture by Rabbi Alex Israel, entitled “Understanding Korbanot” which makes the ancient sacrificial procedures much more relatable. I would like to…

There is a story told about Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, one of the great ethical minds of nineteenth-century Judaism, that has stayed with me as Passover approaches. Salanter visited a matzah factory to…

There are times when, once a road has been taken, it becomes necessary to follow it to the end. The conflict with Iran may have reached such a point. The cost of not seeing it through could very possibly outweigh the danger of continuing…

I was supposed to be cleaning out my kitchen fridge first thing this morning for the upcoming Pesach holiday. However, I have decided to place that activity on hold as I am overwhelmed by a deep sadness and profound anxiety about the alarming…

I once interviewed a young German national who applied for a job.  I wanted to see how he would handle a difficult question.  I pointed out to him that I was Jewish and that most of my mother’s family had perished in the Holocaust.  He…

Iran’s confrontation with the West is usually told as a modern political story. In reality, it is the latest chapter in a struggle shaped by empire, faith, and a century of unfinished reckonings.

We know Iran is primarily referred to as…