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In this day and age, the Temple seems like an anachronism. We do not know of any temples or visit any temples. At most, those of us who have been to the Far East have encountered  statue-filled temples. Once could conclude, perhaps, that…

Three Boys, Two Lions: What Children’s Books Miss About Hatred

Review: Don’t Feed the Lion by Bianna Golodryga and Yonit Levi. Arcadia Children’s Books, 2025. 256 pp.

My Dearest Mr. President,

It is with a heavy heart that I write to you asking for forgiveness for all the cold-hearted columns I have written about you in the last 11 years.

I am truly, truly sorry….

I am confident that you are wondering…

In Arad, where the desert air carries both silence and warning, a strange and dangerous contradiction has taken root. On one hand, the modern State of Israel—through the IDF Home Front Command—has built one of the most sophisticated…

Journal, March 2, 2026

I stepped off the plane in August knowing I would make aliyah. Bleary-eyed, yet overflowing with excitement, I gazed out the bus window at the tan mountains and red and white striped curb lining the streets. ‘I live…

You don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing.  I was introduced to this phrase over 40 years ago and it holds good today.  I can see the hostility towards British Jews every day, whether it is another biased…

We are in the fourth week of the second US-Israel vs. Iran war, Operation Epic Fury/Roaring Lion. Although this time it was not expected to be a short conflict, and concerns about entering a war of attrition with Iran existed from the very…

On Friday, March 20, 2026, Iran’s senior military spokesperson, General Abolfazl Shekarchi, warned that “parks, recreational areas, and tourist destinations worldwide will not be safe for Tehran’s enemies, including senior Israeli and…

When we hear “AI agents,” we picture Silicon Valley companies spending millions on autonomous systems. But the real AI agent revolution is happening quietly in Israeli small businesses — dental clinics, law firms, real estate agencies,…

Across the World, some talk about Iran as if it were a case study—a problem that can be solved with carefully drafted transition plans, councils, and international oversight. They write as if the Islamic Republic were a normal government,…