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At the end of Parashat Vayechi, Jacob gathers his sons and declares:
“Assemble yourselves and I will tell you what will happen to you at the end of days.”

It is one of the most dramatic openings in the Torah. Jacob signals that he is about…

Progressive except for racism against Jews: Towards an understanding of the ‘hidden’ phenomenon of Left AntiSemitism by Philip Mendes

Since the October 2023 Hamas death squad massacre, it has become apparent that a global alliance exists…

“Is it safe for my son to go on shlichut in Australia?”
“Should our family not go to public menorah lightings this year?”
“Will there be security at outdoor Chanukah events?”

These were real questions I heard in the hours…

Yakov Avinu was criticized for the way he described his life before Pharoah. He told him that he was 130 years old and his years were מעט ורעים, “few and bad.” He added that he had not yet reached the years of his father.

It…

Netanyahu: ‘Handful of kids’ not from West Bank behind rising settler violence

Netanyahu’s comments with regards to still escalating settler violence in the West Bank is not an opinion or perspective – but an outright lie. I have to…

“What about Nuremberg and Eichmann?”

In the shadow of the Shoah, many death penalty debates in Jewish circles eventually arrive at this question. The thousands of members of “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty,” – of which…

When forces balance, a physical system can stay stable indefinitely.  So can political arrangements, which resist disruptive change to a balance of interests.  The status quo in areas administered by the Palestinian Authority (PA) has…

A 2026 Resolution for Anti-Zionists: Think about what you are chanting

Add thought to your emotional expressions

It’s easy to chant. It’s harder to mean what you say.

On campuses and in city squares, the Israel–Palestine conflict gets…

Iran boasts of its ability to retaliate against the United States. The reality is different. The danger facing the mullahs’ regime is growing fast—and it is coming from within.

For a third straight day, protests have erupted from Iran’s…