While Catholic, Reformed, and mainline Protestant voices were often divided — some defending slavery, others opposing it — the Radical Reformation and its allied dissenting traditions stood apart for their clarity and consistency. Among…
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The Blogs: The problem with Carney | Yoseph Janowski
By the Grace of G-d
To Prime Minister Carney
Greeting and Blessing:I am sending to you and to Pierre Poilievre by email, the following which I plan to post on the Times of Israel blog.
Canada is facing severe economic challenges. Trump is…
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The Blogs: What Season Two of Nobody Wants This Gets Right About Interfaith Relationships | Edmund Case
Last year, it was What Nobody Wants This Gets Wrong about Interfaith Relationships Today. This year, season two gets a lot right.
The first season’s blatant hostility to interfaith marriage is gone. There’s no glaring at Joanne, no…
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The Blogs: Heaven Down to Earth | Gavriel Rosen
There is only one God. Yet, throughout the Torah, there are numerous different names and descriptions given to this one God. This is not a problem: there are various ways of referring to God, each of which fits the multiple prisms through…
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‘Death to the Terrorists’
Following the horrific and barbaric events of October 7, there are those in Israel calling for terrorists who have been caught to be put on trial and, if found guilty, sentenced to death. Last month the Knesset’s National Security Committee…
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The Blogs: K’Ish Echad B’Lev Echad – The Urgency of Unity for Its Own Sake | Jonathan Muskat
There’s something remarkable about the Jewish people: when it’s urgent, we know how to come together.
We’ve seen this with breathtaking clarity over the past year. Shortly after October 7, week after week, tens of thousands — perhaps…
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The Blogs: Why Do So Many Jews Excel in Business and Finance? | Michael Laitman
Inside every Jew sits the image of a merchant. This comes from the earliest roots of our people, as the ability to make connections is imprinted in us. For generations, we used this ability for business success, but today’s survival…
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The Blogs: Parshah through the Mediator’s Lens: Lech Lecha | Ari Sliffman
In Parshah Lech Lecha, there are a multitude of events where a conflict can certainly be applied to modern mediation. Abraham and Sarah’s journey toward God’s promise: a future as the parents of a great nation. Yet beneath this divine and…
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The Blogs: Lech Lecha: When it is Finally Time to Go | Leann Shamash
Parashat Lech Lecha is about journeys, but it is also a chance to learn more about the first pivotals figures in our long and storied history. Within these few chapters we discover more about the great Avram and Sarai. From the rabbis we…
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The Blogs: The One Inescapable Lesson of This War | Richard Diamond
The One Inescapable Lesson of This War: A Death Penalty for Mass-Murdering Terrorists
Israel’s wars with Hamas and similar foes have revealed a hard truth: as long as mass-murdering terrorists remain alive in our prisons, they remain…
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