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This conversation was meant to be a podcast interview.

It was scheduled weeks in advance, planned as a recorded interview about marriage, motherhood, and the recent US release of her book, I Wanted to Be Wonderful. But when Lihi Lapid joined…

Faith, History, and Who Belongs in Israel

The land of Israel, often called the Holy Land, is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. Yet the way each faith relates to this land, historically and theologically, is profoundly different….

“Death should never be the answer in a civilized society.” – Elie Wiesel.

This famous statement is what Elie Wiesel would no doubt reiterate if he were alive today and asked about Israel’s proposed death penalty bill for convicted…

Analysis of the geopolitical and security impact of the recognition of Somaliland

On December 26, 2025, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar signed a declaration recognizing the Republic of…

Archie Bunker reminded me, on some levels, of my own Zadie, both in temperament and physical stature. Not because he was cruel or small-hearted, but because he was complicated. Like Archie, my Zadie carried prejudices that now make me wince….

I’m writing about a wound.

Not the respectable kind. Not the kind that comes with a plaster, a casserole, and a stranger doing that soft, ceremonial voice — “Shame… are you okay?” — the one that means, I’m sorry you’re…

They scroll before they speak.
They react before they reflect.

And long before they vote, their minds have already been shaped.

Gen Z—those born into screens, notifications, and infinite feeds—is often described as informed, progressive,…

JEWISH MOMENTS IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL

1835
The Journey of the Gaza Synagogue Doors:
From Ruin to Refuge in Hebron

In 1835, amid regional turmoil, the last Jewish residents of Gaza rescued the carved wooden doors of their abandoned synagogue…