https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-DfSSf1cbhQ How did Israel defeat all its attackers, ignoring what nations said; hitting with beepers and bombing the leaders, as they were sleeping in bed. How did Israel’s technology succeed, all timed so…
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To the tune of Abie Rotenberg’s song: Fantastic Amazing Miracle
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Why Syrian Druze Now Rally Behind Netanyahu
The most explosive political shift in the Middle East is not happening in Doha or Geneva—it is happening in the shattered Druze heartland of Suwayda, where Syrian Druze are marching with Israeli flags and portraits of Benjamin Netanyahu,…
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Four Considered Dead
The Talmud tells us that there are four individual who are considered as dead. ארבעה נחשבים כמת. The handicap of being blind or suffering from leprosy, makes coping with life, very difficult. The third category of a poor person…
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Resilience Born of Lived Tradition
I recently attended a memorial service for a friend’s parent—a man who fled oppression, rebuilt his life in a foreign land, labored without language or resources, and still carried himself with warmth and a smile. His story immediately brought…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene & Insider Trading
In modern politics, there is a familiar pattern: when a public figure comes under scrutiny, they often shift attention outward—frequently toward emotionally charged international conflicts. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s recent accusations against…
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Not Imperial. Essential. A Response to Roger Cohen’s ‘Imperial Israel’
Roger Cohen’s recent New York Times column, “Imperial Israel in the New Middle East,“ paints a vivid and jarring picture of the current Israeli-Lebanese border conflict. His words evoke emotion and despair—perhaps intentionally so—but his…
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Zurich Academics vs Germany’s pro-Israel stance? (1)
A conference in Zurich, Switzerland, on December 5, 2025, argues against German pro-Israel policies and the very term “reason of state”. It aims at one of the most pro-Israel countries in the West, despite the fact that recent developments…
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Rachel’s Cry: Empathy’s Thanksgiving Lesson
Thanksgiving—a holiday Jews in the diaspora have joyfully embraced—embodies profound gratitude for life’s abundant blessings, G-d’s unwavering role as our Creator and Sustainer, and the irreplaceable love from family, friends, and community….
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We Were There From the Beginning: Jews and the American Revolution
Before the Lower East Side, Jewish colonists were helping invent the United States – testing whether a distinct minority could be fully at home in a revolutionary republic. When American Jews tell our story, we usually start with the steamship,…
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Commemorating the Mizrahi exodus
Today is an important day in Mizrahi history; today is an important day in Jewish history; today is an important day for the State of Israel, where roughly half the Jewish population is of Mizrahi descent. Since 2014, Israel commemorates the…
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