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Last week, something remarkable happened outside the European Parliament in Brussels. What started as a coordinated media and social media campaign quickly transformed into a powerful protest, bringing Sudan’s long-ignored crisis back into…

Despite Binyamin being Yaakov’s youngest child, the Divine Presence always rested in his portion as we see in the Talmud (Zevachim 118b):

Rav Dimi came related in the name of Rebbi:

In three places the Divine Presence rested upon Israel: In…

When I first watched A Serious Man, I left unsettled and slightly irritated. The rabbis seemed unhelpful. Larry felt weak. The suffering felt unexplained, and the ending felt almost unfair. My first reaction was that the movie was doing…

All of Erika’s Glam Couldn’t Turn Amfest’s Point Up

Jewish participation in Turning Point events, spending money on events and even giving them a spotlight on personal social media reels kind of reminds me of that old joke-can you be…

There are lessons to be learned from the tragic Rob and Michele Singer Reiner murders.

-Don’t live in Los Angeles or any of its neighboring towns. They are in a death spiral. I was last there in April, 2022. I am still reeling. Crime,…

The Israeli governing coalition’s legislative blitz last week was not merely a busy day in the Knesset. It was a calculated display of political timing, coalition discipline, and institutional intent. A series of highly controversial bills…

Mushka is the Jewish name of Matilda, the young girl who was murdered at Bondi Beach.

According to numerous Jewish sources, Mushka is the Aramaic translation of ‘mor,’ one of the ingredients used in the incense offering in the Temple in…

It looks like Netflix won the war.

The Warner board rejected Paramount’s $108 billion acquisition offer, opting instead for the streaming giant’s bid, citing “higher value” and “lower risk to shareholders.” Translation: the…

Parashat Vayigash (Bereishit 46:29–30) brings us to one of the most emotionally charged moments in the Torah. Yosef reveals himself to his brothers, the secret is exposed, and the family begins—at last—to come back together. There is…

In a famous Sherlock Holmes story, the British detective solves a case on account of “the dog that didn’t bark.” Something that should have happened but didn’t helped unlock an unsolved mystery.

My colleagues and I recently thought of…