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Not long after the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel, a stranger sent me a message on Instagram. I had never spoken to this person before.

“You dirty people. You are bombing hospitals. I hope Adolf comes back to life, because he’s the…

There is a food that means two opposite things at the same time.

Before the exodus from Egypt, matzah was slave bread. Flat, plain, loveless. The slave does not wait for his bread to rise because no one cares about his comfort. There is no…

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The accusation of racism and genocide against the Israelis has been around for decades, but until fairly recently it was largely confined to the Soviet Union, PLO, and other terrorist groups. Sadly, it also has its…

Canada’s normally peaceful and placid facade has been violently ripped away by a wave of arson, vandalism, shootings and firebombings directed at Jews and the Jewish community from coast to coast.

Since Hamas’ attack in Israel on October…

Another group for young Republicans is in hot water over revelations that its members have engaged in antisemitic activity.

The University of Florida disbanded its College Republicans chapter over the weekend following…

In my last post entitled, ‘When the Sirens Haven’t Stopped’, I explored what happens to the brain when danger is not a memory but a recurring reality — when the sirens have not entirely stopped. I described how trauma changes the…

During our 3500-year trek through time, we Jews metamorphosed from an upstart nation to a start-up nation. Our journey began with a promise, and today we are living the realization of that promise. Along the way there were obstacles,…

For nearly four decades, the debate over the Western Wall has been framed as a battle between denominations. Reform and Conservative leaders demand recognition. Ultra-Orthodox parties demand preservation of “tradition.” The Israeli…