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The sin of idolatry has been identified as one of the causes for the destruction of the first temple in Jerusalem, which is a major tragedy in our Jewish history commemorated on the Fast Day of the Tenth of the Hebrew month of Tevet….

In last week’s Haftara (Yechezkel 37:15-17) we read:

The word of God came to me, saying: “And you, Man, take a branch (etz) and write on it, “For Yehuda and the children of Israel associated with him.’ Then take one branch and write…

If you listen closely to right-wing influencer Nick Fuentes describe his political journey, you hear a story built on one central grievance. In his own words, he has explained that his rise is not about economics, culture, or foreign policy….

I am watching the current Syrian sequence with a very specific sense of concern.

Not because Syria is foreign to me — it never has been — but because I recognize, once again, this dangerous moment when the West believes it understands the…

Those who have not been to the Land Down Under might have images of kangaroos hopping down Main Streets, of bronzed surfers riding waves along the vast island’s magnificent shoreline, of Crocodile Dundee-style iconic bush hats with dangling…

It shines.
past the darkness
into the world
where we are

And then we see
past the chair
past the molecules
into the Divine

A world of splendor
waiting for us to see it

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What makes everything tick?

You breathe in, you breathe out. Air fills your…

I grew up in Miami and Los Angeles, so cold weather was something from my childhood that I do not remember. I love travel, so I have experienced all types of weather. Rain is something that Jewish people pray for in the fall and winter…

I had to laugh when President Trump said at a press conference yesterday in Miami that, except for two prime ministers of Israel, Netanyahu and one other not named, if any of the other 12 prime ministers had been in office these past two…