Tom Barrack has been a trusted friend of President Donald Trump’s for decades. He has had a long career with years of experience in the Gulf, both as an attorney and an investor. He has Lebanese roots and an extensive network in the region….
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The Blogs: Personal Autonomy vs. Jewish Minyans of 10 | Allen S. Maller
A minyan is a quorum of ten Jewish adults (13+ years old) required for certain communal prayers. Traditionally, it consists of at least ten men, but most communities now include women. The minyan is essential for reciting specific prayers,…
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The Blogs: Who Are the Real Dreamers? A Jewish Reading of Metaphor: ReFantazio | Matthew Robin
I didn’t expect a Japanese role-playing game to confront me with an argument that felt at home in a beit midrash. Yet while playing Metaphor: ReFantazio, one line of dialogue cut through the fantasy with startling clarity: “You refuse to…
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The Blogs: MENA’s Preventable Blindness Crisis Isn’t About Meds Or Money But Political Will | Vincent James Hooper
The Eastern Mediterranean’s/MENA preventable blindness crisis isn’t about money or medicine—it’s about political will
In a region defined by conflict, displacement, and geopolitical tension, there is one challenge that transcends borders…
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The Blogs: Remembering Mileva Marić-Einstein, Wife of Israel’s Would Be 2nd President | Ronen Shnidman
This past Friday marked the 150th birthday of Mileva Marić, the intellectual and first wife of famed mathematician and physicist Albert Einstein. In science history, Mileva Marić-Einstein occupies a complex and increasingly significant…
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The Blogs: Israel, Greece, Cyprus: Power Lines Against Turkey | Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
In the Eastern Mediterranean, infrastructure has become power—and power has become measurable.
What binds Israel, Greece, and Cyprus today is not diplomatic theater but quantifiable assets: trillions of cubic feet of gas, billions of euros…
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Ben Shapiro is mounting a last stand against right-wing antisemitism. It’s not going well.
On the first day of AmericaFest, Turning Point USA’s convention in Phoenix, Ben Shapiro lit into a host of conservatives that he said were “frauds and grifters.”
He listed Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly…
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The Blogs: After two years of war, another psychological byproduct: Nonstop rumination | Rich Kirschen
If dealing with trauma weren’t enough after two years of war here in Israel, I’ve noticed another challenging psychological byproduct: nonstop rumination.
This rumination takes the form of endless arguments in my head with people…
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The Blogs: A Shared Destiny and Mutual Responsibility | Sam Grundwerg
The antisemitic terror attack at Bondi Beach underscores a painful truth that was revealed in full force on October 7: the attack that began at Israel’s borders was, in fact, directed at the Jewish people as a whole. This reality obliges…
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The Blogs: I Won a Defamation Lawsuit | Amir Hetsroni
I often write in first person but rarely about myself. This article is an exception of the rule. It is about a legal battle that pitted the sanctity of free speech against the emotional weight of Israeli bereavement. I was sued by by Lara…
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