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A stranger from a religious dating site invited me to a hotel for Shabbat — and was shocked when I asked if he’d lost his mind. Welcome to the unholy union of ego, entitlement, and faux-frum male fantasy.

There are moments in modern…

Despite the seeming progress and technological advancement, humanity’s fundamental condition remains largely unchanged. Human beings are irrational, tribal, and driven by survival instincts, and they live in a universe that is vast,…

Across America’s great cities, we are witnessing a troubling pattern emerge, one that goes beyond politics. As local leaders and candidates position themselves on matters of justice and human rights, some are choosing ambiguity when it…

Keep the Name: Why This Must Remain the Simchat Torah War

Renaming the war to “War of Revival” is not nation-building—it’s escaping responsibility and accountability

The Israeli cabinet just voted to rebrand the war that began on…

Whether or not we are alone in the universe is one of the great questions that has haunted humanity since its early days. Long before we developed an elaborate scientific understanding of the cosmos, the inhabitants of the ancient world looked up…

For the better part of two years, the assessment among political analysts both in Israel and abroad was nearly unanimous: Prime Minister Netanyahu’s political dependence on his far-right partners indelibly shaped his approach to the Gaza…

For years, Benjamin Netanyahu wore the nickname “Mr. Security” like a custom-tailored flak jacket bulletproof, media-tested, and ready for every election cycle. But since October 7, that armor looks less like Kevlar and more like…

From Kiryat Gat to Cairo via Washington

Is Gaza’s Reconstruction About to Begin?

Over recent weeks, a sequence of diplomatic steps has unfolded that suggests the transition from negotiations to reconstruction in Gaza may have already begun….

The saga of Germans who despised the Nazi regime and struggled against it can be inspirational. Rhonda Lauritzen delves into that topic in A Child In Berlin (Post Hill Press). She does so through the lives of one German woman, Heidi Posnien,…