It’s hard to say what “that old time Jewish Religion” was. Abraham’s religion of 4,000-years ago is far different than ours. Abraham heard God commanding him. However, he never created a theology anything like our understanding of…
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‘Gimme That “Old Time (Jewish) Religion’+”‘
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Trump-MBS Summit: Saudi Defense Upgrade, but No Progress on Israel
Tomorrow’s meeting between Donald Trump and Saudi crownprince Mohammed bin Salman will be heavy on ceremony and mutual praise, complete with a formal White House dinner that signals the final burial of the Khashoggi era. There will be real,…
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The New Organizing Models: Implications for the Jewish Communal Order
Traditional forms of civic engagement — unions, religious communities, neighborhood associations, political parties, advocacy organizations, and volunteer groups — have seen declining membership since the mid-20th century. This pattern of…
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Mali: Al-Qaeda’s Next Fallen State
Al-Qaeda was never defeated—it simply repositioned itself. This terrorist organization simply shifted from Afghanistan’s mountains to Africa’s vast, ungoverned belt, and today Mali stands on the brink of becoming the terror network’s most…
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Piker, Fuentes & Carlson: The Trinity of Hate
It’s Time to Act Up. Fight Back. Fight Hate. There’s a not-so-special place in hell — and unfortunately, on social media — where the worst, most vile creatures like Hasan Piker, Nick Fuentes, and Tucker Carlson have built careers by…
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Exploring Love – ahavah, r’chim, chibah, and agav (Part 2 of 2)
In Part I of this essay, we looked the Hebrew word ahavah and its various forms, offering various etymological theories as to the core root of that word and its underlying conceptual idea. In Part II of this essay, we continue our exploration of…
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Hamas at the G20
The Islamist Capture of SA’s Foreign Policy – How Naledi Pandor and a Tight-Knit Jihadist Network Turned DIRCO into Hamas’s Diplomatic Arm and Made the 2025 Johannesburg G20 a Clear and Present Terrorist Risk South Africa’s Department of…
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A Palestinian state and us –The new future
During the past few days, our Premier, our Defense Minister and our Foreign Minister have all told us there will never be a Palestinian State. This, after their government accepted the American twenty (or twenty-two point) plan to end the war in…
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What I Learned from 5,800 Chabad Emissaries
Yesterday I was honored to attend the Kinus HaShluchim gala banquet, which is part of the annual gathering of Chabad emissaries from around the world. Coming as a guest of the Chabad Madison community offered a powerful window into a movement…
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‘Shalom’ aka ‘Late’: A Love Poem written by Tzedeck
B”H “Shalom” aka “Late” A Love Poem written by Tzedeck This poem can be interpreted as an allegory for the relationship between G-d and the Jewish People or as a celebration of martial love “What time do you say it was?…
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