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One of the images that will stay with me forever was walking through Kfar Aza, a number of months after the beginning of the war. A burned out home stood next to the remains of the sukkah. In this image, I felt the sense of violation that so…

This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of G-d, blessed the Israelites before his death. [Deuteronomy 33:1]

As a dying man, Moses has never been so busy. In the previous Torah portion Haazinu, the prophet-king rebukes his people for…

Two years ago, enemies of Israel threatened to swallow the tiny nation. And then, it all changed.

Now Israel is on top.

And the last hostages are finally returning.

It’s not perfect. Giving up so many terrorist prisoners is scary. Allowing…

A GRASSROOTS GROUP “WALKS” TO THE OCCASION:

Part III of my Grassroots Leaders Series

MY RECENT BLOG POSTS HAVE HONORED the efforts of individual Jews and grassroots organizations fighting on the second front of Israel’s…

While many scholars, pundits, and activists are criticizing Canada’s recognition of Palestinian statehood as performative foreign policy – the move does come with some upside. First and foremost – it opens the door to designate…

Sarah, Rivka, Rachel, Leah—and the Hidden Mothers—as the Architecture of Israel’s Destiny

A Tent That Became a Temple

“Behold, she is in the tent.”
When the Torah says this of Sarah (Genesis 18:9), it’s…

On Sukkot, we are explicitly commanded to be joyful: “And You Shall Rejoice in Your Festival–ve-samachta be-chagecha.” This is the only holiday where such a command appears. But the…

This is a reflection on Hope, Unity, and the Miracle of Return. Hope after all has been the driving force behind of it all.

In my heart lives a deep and unshakable hope — the hope of seeing everyone return home. That, in itself, is nothing…

When a protester recently hurled a shoe at India’s Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, it was not just an act of outrage moreover it was a symbol of something far deeper. The incident, driven by anger over comments about Sanatan Dharma, captured in…