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With the reports swirling as to what’s going to happen in the coming days, particularly in regard to hostages, I’d like to share what the Gaza hostage crsis has taught me.

The Gaza hostage crisis has taught me that no one is safe, no…

On this tentatively happy day — finally! — I’d like to reach out to all the protesters among you, including those who used to protest but stopped.

Thank you! It was a thankless job, rain or shine. Took a lot of faith and…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday that creates a new statewide office tasked with rooting out antisemitism in public schools, the first of its kind in the country. 

Known as AB 715, the measure…

I left home in a hurry. I had received news that there would be a pro-Hamas demonstration in Lisbon. The banner read: “Glory to the martyrs of the Palestinian resistance!”. I had not prepared any questions. If the demonstration went as…

As I write this on Thursday morning, it appears that the hostage exchange will at least begin before Monday evening, the commencement of the Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah holiday. It is hoped that all the living hostages will have been…

Two years after the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust, the University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union (UTMSU) chose October 7 to promote a campus gathering titled “Honouring Our Martyrs.” 

Let’s be clear about what…

From Creation to Blessing: Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, and V’Zot HaBracha in the Light of Behavioral Science and Chassidic Wisdom.

On Rosh Hashanah, I received a letter from Sarah Bowen. It carried everything at once: blessings for the New Year,…

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To acknowledge his remarkable achievement in facilitating an end to this horrible war, President Donald Trump has been invited to address the Knesset.  This is an altogether fitting and proper honor.  In his…

If I could say anything to my neighbours in the Arab world, this is what I would say at this delicate moment as we await the hostage return.

I know that many of you will not trust anything I say. For decades, narratives have shaped…