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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…

After resigning this week over what he said was Israel’s manipulation of President Donald Trump into war with Iran, former national counterterrorism director Joe Kent is now insinuating Israel may have also killed…

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasted AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, and other special interest groups that poured money into Illinois’ House and U.S. Senate races this week.

A Jewish Democrat who was once an AIPAC…

Israel’s war with Iran has made something brutally clear: assassination is one of the ways the Israeli state now projects power. In June 2025, Reuters reported that Israeli officials said their 12-day air war had killed more than 30 senior…

In a recent interview for his New York Times podcast, Ezra Klein asked Texas State Rep. James Talarico why the Christian right puts so much focus on abortion and gay marriage.

“I’m Jewish, but when I read the New…

On the 6th of November 2025, English football side Aston Villa faced off against Maccabi Tel Aviv in a UEFA Europa League Match. West Midlands police banned Israeli and Jewish supporters from attending the game, with the police claiming that…