Thanksgiving has always struck me as America’s most sacred civic ritual—a national moment in which we acknowledge that a people, fleeing persecution, crossed an ocean to claim their right to live freely on the land where they believed God had…
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Why Thanksgiving Requires Supporting Israel
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The Jewish Problem With Donald Trump
The Jewish Problem With Donald Trump What the Talmud asks of us that politics does not There is no serious doubt that Israel has benefitted from Donald Trump’s approach to the region. He moved the US embassy to Jerusalem and formally recognized…
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Vayetzei: Closing the Tabs
Gen. 28:10–11: “And Yaakov left Be’er Sheva and went toward Charan. And he encountered ‘the place’ and slept there…” This “place” is none other than the mountain called Moriah, better known as the site of the Mikdash. The…
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1218 – The Poet’s Pilgrimage: Yehudah al-Harizi’s Journey to the Land of Israel
JEWISH MOMENTS IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL R. Shlomo Pereira 1218 The Poet’s Pilgrimage: Yehudah al-Harizi’s Journey to the Land of Israel In 1218, when the renowned Hebrew poet and translator Yehudah al-Harizi arrived in Jerusalem, he witnessed a…
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No Detours, One Straight Path
No Detours, One Straight Path: Learning from Yaakov and Rabbi Akiva Rav Chaim Shmulevitz explains that Parashat Vayeitzei has no breaks—no parsha petucha and no setuma—because Yaakov Avinu didn’t see his life as shattered or interrupted in…
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Europe, the Return of Conscription: Germany, France, and the Israeli Mirror
Military: What the European Union and its leader want to achieve in future, in case of war The topic has moved to the center of the French public debate. On TV sets and radio shows, France seems suddenly fascinated by what Germany has been…
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The Israel-Loathing Left Has Become the Future of America’s Democratic Party
From a glance at the news headlines, one might be tempted to conclude that the political right and left across America are now competing to show who can do more to normalize hatred of Jews and Israel. Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes are going…
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The Roots of Anti-Polish Myths in Israel
Anti-Polish narratives in Israel are rooted in historical trauma, political dynamics, and insufficient education about the nature of German occupation in Poland. Poland had no collaborationist government, operated a comprehensive Underground…
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Germany Is Forgetting What ‘Never Again’ Means
A concerning change is occurring in Germany, subtle enough to be overlooked by those who aren’t paying attention, but clear to anyone observing closely. A society that once defined itself by its vigilance against antisemitism is slowly losing the…
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Maternal Impressions (Vayetze)
“The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.” -Henry Ward Beecher I recall, when we were expecting our first child, there was a popular trend of playing classical music for the fetus. The belief was that it somehow affected the unborn…
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