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The Somali proverb “Caduur dhaw‑dhawdu uma dhacsana” offers a concise but powerful lesson: making noise does not guarantee results. Rooted in pastoral life, the saying refers to a herder who repeatedly clicks or shooes a goat to control…

I went to synagogue this past weekend for a bat mitzvah of a family friend.

Coming from an Orthodox background, it’s not something I have done many times in my life. Yet I was very happy to be there, to celebrate a family friend, to…

Customs was the last obstacle in our escape to America. It was 1979 – the year of the Iranian Revolution. I was seven years old. While my father braved the lines at the US Embassy, I remember packing our bags. Our entire life in six…

Back in March 2023, according to The Blue Square Alliance Against Hate website, a Blue Square symbol was launched “…as the universal symbol of unity in the fight against hate.”

At the time, it was a small, discrete, symbolic pin, much…

For nearly half a century, the Iranian regime has called for “death to America” and targeted Americans through terrorism, direct assaults, and proxy attacks. From the 1983 bombing that killed 241 American Marines in Beirut, to the Khobar…

Last night, we were surprised to receive a phone call from our grandson Eli.

I write “surprised” because since the “lion started to roar,” Eli has been tending to his planes for eighteen hours or more each day.

My instinct as a…

I walk the streets of Jerusalem with a smile plastered on my face.

It’s not because life in Israel is easy. It isn’t. Sirens interrupt conversations and sleep. Flights are canceled without warning. The news cycle delivers more anxiety…

This week, we enter the Sefer Yayikra (Book of Leviticus) — and with it, one of the Torah’s most striking transitions.

The dramatic narrative energy of Sefer Shemot (Book of Exodus) gives way to something quieter and more demanding. The…

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Let’s short circuit the debate.  God wrote the Torah. Not J. Not E. Not D. Not P. Not King Josiah or the priests who rediscovered Deuteronomy. Not multiple authors over a period of several centuries. Not Cecil B….

For years, Israelis have comforted themselves with a familiar story: we may be small, but we know how to win in technology. We built a world-class cybersecurity sector, turned military experience into startups, talent, and exits at a scale…