The very long Parshiot of Vayakhel and Pekudei, seem to be a kind of taking inventory in connection with how contributions were allocated.
A very successful public appeal was made, to gather all of the materials needed for the construction of…

The very long Parshiot of Vayakhel and Pekudei, seem to be a kind of taking inventory in connection with how contributions were allocated.
A very successful public appeal was made, to gather all of the materials needed for the construction of…

When Hatred Is Tolerated, It Spreads
I regularly post on a large pro Israel Facebook page. What I see there shocks me to the core. Under posts defending Israel, explaining Israeli democracy, or simply expressing support for the Jewish state,…

For many secular Jews, the idea of the Third Temple is often dismissed as a purely religious dream. It is usually associated with messianic beliefs or interpretations that the Temple will one day descend from heaven or appear only when the…

In April 1818, a synagogue dedication in New York did not remain within the walls of the synagogue.
The address delivered at the consecration of the newly rebuilt synagogue of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York, then the city’s only…

I don’t speak until I trust the words. I hold back. I edit myself. I miss my…

Reports tell us that the U.S. is considering plans for occupying Kharg Island and the Iranian half of the Persian Gulf shoreline.
Good for our policy planners.
It should be done.
Why US policymakers are right about wanting…

In the hidden theater of global power, China positioned itself to dominate without serious contest, outpacing every rival on the board. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz functioned as unwitting pieces in Beijing’s long strategy, their policies…

Learning to Listen
This series explores the spiritual discipline at the heart of the Shema: listening. In Hebrew, sh’ma means more than hearing words—it means listening attentively and responding faithfully. Across thirty short…

We left Las Vegas at three in the morning. The city was still pulsing behind us, a blur of neon and noise fading in the rearview mirror as we merged onto US-95 heading northwest into the dark. My wife Ana was behind the wheel. She always…

This past week, we witnessed a terrifying escalation in the relentless tide of antisemitism. From three separate synagogue shootings in Canada to a harrowing attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield,…