The imagery of grafting, a branch tenderly joined to the sturdy rootstock of an olive tree, offers a profound metaphor for spiritual union. It echoes the ancient text of Romans 11:17-24, where the cultivated olive tree of Israel welcomes new…
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Embracing the Bride: The Sacred Union of Grafting into Israel
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Elbit Systems reports $25b orders backlog
The third quarter figure does not include the major contract announced yesterday. Earnings per share handily beat analysts’ estimates.
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Emperor Julian and the Western Wall
I first set foot in Jerusalem in 1971. I was an agricultural volunteer on a kibbutz and with my modest pay, took a bus to Jerusalem, stayed in a youth hostel, and toured the new city and the old city, mostly on foot. I walked…
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Truth Needs Receipts, Not Hallucinations: Inside the Emet Protocol
In the Israel information war, speed is free. Truth still costs something. Truth Flows Faster Than Ever — And So Does Misinformation The battlefield of public perception has changed. Narratives spread before evidence. Claims outrun…
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World Jewry’s voice was heard at the Zionist Congress
The recent World Zionist Congress was indeed a raucous one, marked by at times fierce debates and difficult political machinations. When all was said and done, however, the outcome was clear: when the Jewish world in Israel and the Diaspora comes…
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Do Not Disturb This Fragile Peace: Zionism is not a movement of destruction
By Rabbi Reuven Kahane author of upcoming novel, Amerikan Holocaust and Dr. Shmuel Legesse Upcoming author of Moral Diplomacy for a Broken World: Inspired by the Vision of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Israel has just emerged from one of the most painful…
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Belonging After Exile
Belonging After Exile – What it means to return when your exile has more than one name. Today, on the last day of my trip to Washington, I walked through the Museum of the Bible — a building that feels like a spiritual archive of exile….
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Everyone Expects a Spanish Inquisition
Late last night, Yariv Levin, Itamar Ben Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Orit Strock and five other ministers who held government ministries on October 7, 2023 tasked themselves with establishing a government panel of inquiry into the atrocities Hamas…
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What’s in a Cantor’s Head?
Legacy, Learning and the Living Voice of Jewish Tradition Film and Reflection at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue — Thursday, November 20 at 6pm. What goes through the head of a cantor? A swirl of prayer modes, ancient motifs, and the heartbeat of…
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Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel — Part VII
Introduction: When a Movement Needs an Enemy Series Preface This essay is Part VII in my ongoing series examining equality, justice, security, and reconciliation for Israelis and Palestinians. As an African-American Christian who practices…
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