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In nine days, the streets of Dublin will be adorned with fairy lights. From Galway to Cork, nativity scenes will appear in town squares, and children will sing of a Jewish child born in Bethlehem, proclaimed the “King of the Jews.” But as…

The Boys No One Sees: Hidden Sexual Exploitation in Afghanistan

When Western activists talk about gender issues in Afghanistan, the focus is almost always on girls.
That focus is important—girls in Afghanistan face discrimination, forced…

In recent years, the world has witnessed a disturbing pattern of terrorist attacks targeting public celebrations and carnivals in Western countries. From Christmas markets in Germany, France, to Jewish festivals such as Rosh Hashanah,…

I wrote this essay over the summer, while David Hockney 25 was on view at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris (9 April–31 August 2025).

With the recent passing of Frank Gehry (28 February 1929–5 December 2025), the architect of the…

As Miss Israel 2025, witnessing the tragic Hanukkah terror attack in Sydney filled me with a profound need for our Jewish community to shine brighter than ever. Yesterday, I awoke to the heartbreaking news—an act of violence no Jew in the…

In the Chanukahs since October 7, a sentence keeps surfacing: “I’m supposed to be festive, but there is so much pain.” The holiday arrives, and so do grief, fear, anger, and emotional exhaustion that can be hard to articulate.

As we…

Immediately following the antisemitic terror attack that took place on Sunday in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described “shocking and disturbing scenes,” and generically referred to the victims as “any person who…

On December 14, 2025, in the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, a geopolitical earthquake struck the Mediterranean. It wasn’t a terrorist attack or a coup d’état, but an act of supreme democratic defiance. The Movement for the…

DO NOT TAME THE DIGITAL GOLEM. REFUSE ITS RENT

Link to Ben Newman’s text:

Taming the Digital Golem: Spirituality and AI

Some essays have a decent core even when their surface is sticky with good intentions. Ben Newman does not pretend that…