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Josh Fine

What Boy George taught me about being Jewish

The man in sequins has refused to let the dominant culture push him to trade truth for acceptance over more than 40 years. No wonder he ‘stands with the Jews’!

US Vice President JD Vance (AP Photo/Alex Brandon); US Senator Elect Abdul El-Sayed (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool)

Alexandria Fanjoy Silver

In America’s culture war, Israel was the loser

History teaches what happens when Jews become pawns in other people’s battles. This week’s midterm elections offered a chilling reminder

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Pnina Omer

A woman’s own free will: On the sanctity of the marriage covenant

A healthy marriage means choosing each other anew every day – where turning consent into a mechanism for subjugation warps its very essence (Chayei Sarah)

US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at the Michigan Democratic Party Endorsement Convention in Detroit on April 19, 2026. (Andrew Roth/Sipa USA via AP, via The Times of Israel)

An American rabbi’s letter to Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed

Before you take office, please pick up the phone to Jewish communal leaders in Michigan, meet with them and come prepared to listen – really listen

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Leah Stern

The nasty woman in my neighborhood

It began with cleaning up after my dog. It continued when she yelled at me and my kids. It ended when I gave up the grudge I nursed until I learned how wrong I’d been

Magen David Adom emergency vehicles at the scene of a suspected murder in Petah Tikva, November 2, 2026 (Magen David Adom)

17 women murdered. We cannot accept an 18th victim

Before another woman is killed by a family member, Israel’s next government – and its men – must take responsibility for preventing violence

US aid to Israel costs 4 pints of Guinness a year

Americans pay a pittance. Israel pays with its strategic independence. It’s time to end the arrangement

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Nov 8, 2026, 12:08 PM

Bahraini Jews before and after the Abraham Accords

In the House of the Ten Commandments

The Arabian Peninsula is a site of historical Jewish presence. Jews moved there at least at the time of the Babylonian exile and possibly earlier. Yet today the prosperous Jewish tribes of Medina are but a fleeting recollection, the...

Sherwin Pomerantz

Nov 8, 2026, 12:02 PM

88 Years After Kristallnacht: The Glass Shatters Again

The recent rise of antisemitic activity worldwide has challenged the famous post-World War II slogan “Never Again” in a way not seen since the victory over Nazi Germany 81 years ago. It seems that not a day goes by...

Nov 8, 2026, 11:55 AM

The Ten Camels That Changed Jewish History

Rebecca watering the ten camels — an original AI-generated artistic interpretation of Bereshit 24:19.

Parashat Chayei Sarah reveals how Rebecca’s compassion for animals became part of the divine providence guiding the future of Israel. Why does the Torah call this portion Chayei Sarah, “The Life of Sarah,” when it begins with her death? I...

Nov 8, 2026, 11:45 AM

The nightmare that is the Jewish Agency

Over the years, there have been many activists, both inside and outside the Israeli government, who have called for Jews to make aliyah to Israel. Especially nowadays when it seems that all of Europe is burning, and Jews are...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Nov 8, 2026, 11:09 AM

One Idea Tafsir No.8 – The Ancient Mariner

Daily Brew — One Idea Tafsīr on the Go No. 8 — The Albatross, the Raven and Cain's Intelligent Stone Sūrat al-Māʾidah (5:27–32): The Art of Burying Responsibility Preamble — A Personal Note Perhaps the first human technology was not the wheel. Perhaps it...

Nov 8, 2026, 10:53 AM

A Vision for an Ideal and Strong Unity Government

I have no political agenda here regarding specific personalities. No one knows how I voted in this past election and you won’t know after reading this. I am writing this article because I am so bothered and worried while reading about...

Nov 8, 2026, 10:42 AM

A whole new world, that’s where we’ll be!

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Today, the internet and modern telecommunications have dramatically shortened not only the time it takes for news of events to reach us, but also the timeframe within which we expect their consequences to unfold. To better understand today's global geopolitical...

Nov 8, 2026, 10:40 AM

Proposal for Palestinian-governed financial tools

I’m good at imagining how things could work for everyone with no one left out. And with the technical tools at my fingertips, there's no limit to what I can build and ship in record time. The harder part...

Andy Blumenthal

Nov 8, 2026, 10:38 AM

When Jew-Hatred Calls Itself Social Justice

The strategy: demonize Israel, punish Jews, and make everyone else fall in line

Silas Anastacio

Nov 8, 2026, 10:35 AM

Hebraica CEO Gaby Milevsky Highlights Support for Israeli Veterans

The month of October was marked by emotion, reflection, and solidarity during a fundraising event in support of Beit Halochem, an organization dedicated to the physical, emotional, and social rehabilitation of wounded veterans of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)....

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