“Cut your morning devotions into your personal grooming. You would not go out to work with a dirty face. Why start the day with the face of your soul unwashed?” –Robert A. Cook Through fate and circumstance, I’ve had opportunity to observe…
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Clean Prayer (Vayishlach)
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Capital market solutions for Gaza’s recovery
Broad regional economic integration offers the best path forward
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Israel’s Arrow 3 becomes operational in Germany
Despite the war, Israel has met its commitment to deliver the €3.5 billion anti-ballistic missile defense system on time.
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When Silence Is Louder Than Words
This Shabbat, Jews around the world will read parshat Vayishlach, recounting the tragic story of Dina’s kidnapping and rape by the local chieftain’s son, Shchem. As a victims’ advocate, I hear Dina’s story echo with the voices of the many…
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The Moment of Terrible Freedom: When Nothing is Left to Cling To
A soul does not awaken gently. It awakens by losing every handhold it once trusted. The gods of childhood die. The small self dissolves. The familiar world cracks like old pottery. And then comes a stillness so vast, so absolute, that it feels…
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Tennessee execution highlights death penalty’s depravity
The litigation — especially US District Judge Eli Richardson’s cynical and macabre opinion published November 26 — concerning Harold Nichols’s scheduled execution on December 11 in Tennessee contains elements about the way our legal…
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The Master Plan of Genocide Accusations
Genocide is back in the news. At a joint White House press conference (November 21, 2025), New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, in answer to a reporter’s question said, “I have spoken about the Israeli government committing genocide, and…
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Dear President Herzog: My Case Against a Pardon for the PM
President Yitzhak Herzog has asked the people of Israel to weigh in on the unprecedented request from the Prime Minister to stop his trial Here is what I would like to say to the President about the new request, along with some background for my…
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The Rape of Dinah and the Seeds of Redemption
One of the most tragic and perplexing stories in the entire Tanach takes place in Parshas Vayishlach, Genesis 34, with the abduction and rape of Jacob’s only daughter Dinah. While it is clear that the Torah is communicating many layers to…
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A World of Fortresses: Global Fear, Broken Narratives
Forgive me if I sound cynical. It feels as though the world around us is coming apart. Violent anti-Israel marches continue to sweep across Europe, identity politics metastasises into open hatred, and global powers continue buying advanced…
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