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In the two years since October 7th, something has been happening quietly and steadily, and everywhere I go I hear versions of the same story.

I hear it from secular Jews who never once lit Shabbat candles. From parents who never imagined…

I did not set out to raise my children as experts in danger. I wanted to teach them the ordinary things: how to tell the truth when it costs; how to be kind without being naïve; how to laugh at themselves; how to walk into the world with…

In geopolitics, timing is policy. And if we want to understand why President Trump will not move decisively on Venezuela yet, we need to stop treating Caracas as a standalone crisis. Venezuela is not an isolated Latin American problem; it is…

“We are three countries that are proud of our history. And it is a fact that our countries have a glorious past. Those who believe that they can restore their empire, we tell them that this will not happen. Don’t even think about it. We…

For many years I attended an annual women’s summit at Rhode Island’s Bryant University where I listened to dozens of speeches, many given by celebrities. However, the most memorable speaker I heard at these conferences was not a…

My 12 year old son, Naftali, called me last Sunday night from a friend’s bar mitzvah at the Bondi pavilion.

“Mum. I am not joking. There is a shooter here. I… I don’t know what to do”.  

I did not for one second think he was…

This Chanukah began with shocking darkness, an unspeakable crime against not only Jews in Australia, but ultimately each one of us. However, our response to the event bespeaks the resilience of our people, a people that are committed to…

Nations, like people, carry assumptions about the world that allow them to function. These assumptions are rarely spoken aloud. They are simply lived.

That mornings begin in peace.
That homes are safe.
That joy is trustworthy.
That institutions…

First, let me state very clearly that I support the concept of two states, one Jewish and one Palestinian. I support it not because I am very excited about the prospect of one more Arab state that would most likely not tolerate Jewish…