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As an open and proud gay man who has heavily donated to gay causes and been deeply involved in the fight for gay rights, I speak from personal experience. For me, being gay is an immutable characteristic, just like having brown hair or brown…

It would be hard to overstate the awe I felt when, shortly after the Kennedy Center opened in 1971, my mother took me to a performance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. To this day I remember sitting in the dark, watching the great…

Do you think you are more ruthless than the Babylonian, Assyrian, Seleucid, and Roman Empires that tried to banish Jews from their homeland? Do you think you are more diabolical than a Spanish Inquisition that used extreme torture and murder…

Why the language framing October 7 matters as much as the investigation itself

In recent weeks, as calls grow louder for a formal investigation into the failures surrounding October 7, I’ve found myself uneasy — not with the idea of an…

Desaix “Terry” Myers, a USAID assistant program officer in Dhaka in 1971 and co-author and signatory of the “Blood Telegram,” wrote a desolate letter home to his friends lamenting what he had seen in a small, impoverished Hindu…

In my last Times of Israel article, “Hanukkah, the ancient Greeks, and wrestling,” I delved into Jacob’s wrestling match with God’s angel, and I do believe some follow-up exploration on the subject could prove beneficial –…

Since October 7, and over more than two years of a prolonged, multi-front conflict, Israel has not only been operating under sustained security pressure, but has also reshaped key elements of the regional balance of power. During this period,…

In my quest for truth in life, I came across many logical equations that all lead to oneness. Meaning that no matter in which direction I searched, or from which source I chose my inspiration, it always led me to the same conclusion. At first…