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Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin addresses thousands of supporters, gathered in the Tel Aviv Municipality plaza. Rabin was assassinated on his way home from the rally, on November 4, 1995. (Wikipedia)

Yoav Ende

Rabin’s legacy: We must carve a path through our deep disagreements

He modeled the struggle for peace within, with our neighbors, and for the sake of our children’s security – and we can follow in his footsteps without falling apart

Karen Reiss Medwed

Why rabbis belong in public service

I didn’t run for school board to bring religion into politics. I ran because Judaism has taught me that caring for my neighbors is a responsibility, not a choice

Michael Che, on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update. (screenshot via Facebook)

Shuly Babitz

What’s more powerful than a Saturday Night Live punchline?

Our Jewish identity and commitment to Israel! We don’t need Michael Che and his false definition of ‘genocide’; we can watch Israeli sketch comedy instead

Brooklyn Bridge (Courtesy)

Elham Golkhandan

The Hasidic mother, the Iranian visitor, and a Shabbat surprise

I went to Brooklyn looking for cafes and long walks. Instead, I found myself in a stranger’s kitchen

People call for the formation of a Jewish-Arab government during a protest following the election, in Tel Aviv, October 31, 2026. (David Goldman/AP)

Ghadir Hani

Arab voters have spoken. Will Israel listen?

Our communities voted against despair, violence and extremism. Now Jewish leaders must decide whether to extend a hand or deepen the divide

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon points toward the Iranian delegation during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on February 28, 2026. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Danny Danon

A message to our enemies: Do not mistake Israeli democracy for weakness

Iran and its proxies should have no illusions about exploiting our political transition. Israel’s military is on high alert, and we will not hesitate to defend our people

An Arab Israeli casts her ballot in the country’s general election at a polling station in Umm al-Fahm, October 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

David Bryfman

What should we teach our children about Israel’s election?

The results raise difficult questions about democracy, Jewish identity and political leadership. Our job is to help students wrestle with them, not dictate answers

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Nov 4, 2026, 3:10 PM

Rabin’s legacy: We must carve a path through our deep disagreements

Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin addresses thousands of supporters, gathered in the Tel Aviv Municipality plaza. Rabin was assassinated on his way home from the rally, on November 4, 1995. (Wikipedia)

He modeled the struggle for peace within, with our neighbors, and for the sake of our children’s security - and we can follow in his footsteps without falling apart

Nov 4, 2026, 2:57 PM

The Arab Vote in the Jewish State

One of the least understood, but most significant results of these elections, is the unprecedented voter turnout of Israeli Arab-Palestinians, and perhaps even more significantly, the refusal of Jewish-Zionist parties from the center and right to consider them as...

Solomon Naftaliyev

Nov 4, 2026, 2:56 PM

The Left Destroyed Democracy

When the legal establishment and institutions entrusted with safeguarding the democratic process and ensuring the integrity of elections become embroiled in political battles themselves, effectively taking the opposition’s side, a fundamental crisis of public trust emerges. When such institutions...

Alexander Lutsenko

Nov 4, 2026, 2:55 PM

Komyshuvakha: They Came for Bread. Russia Dropped a Three-Ton Bomb

On Monday, November 2, about one hundred people gathered at the Dzherelo gymnasium, a Ukrainian secondary school, in Komyshuvakha, a settlement in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, around 15 kilometres from the front. They were there for bread. The distribution was...

Nov 4, 2026, 2:54 PM

Rebekah’s Agency in Chayei Sarah: Vulnerability and the Fate of Women

The expression “There, but for the grace of God, go I” is traditionally attributed to the sixteenth-century English preacher John Bradford, who supposedly uttered it upon seeing prisoners being led to execution. It expresses an uncomfortable recognition: another person's...

Nov 4, 2026, 2:44 PM

Jews of America Wake Up!!

I always wondered why more Jews in Europe didn’t heed warnings in the 1930s as antisemitism was taking root in Germany and across Europe. There were clear signs that life for Jews was getting harder economically, socially, and religiously,...

Binyamin Elkalay

Nov 4, 2026, 2:43 PM

Making aliyah before Dec. 31? Read this first

If you are planning aliyah for next spring, there is a number you should look at this week. New immigrants who become Israeli residents by December 31, 2026 can earn up to ₪1 million a year in 2027 and...

Nov 4, 2026, 2:34 PM

The BBC’s continued unique and partisan interpretation of impartiality

The partisan attitude of the BBC, the UK's national broadcaster, is becoming a very bad joke. I recently complained about Dale Vince wearing an enormous keffiyeh during Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on 25 October 2026. The BBC's very poor...

Nov 4, 2026, 2:32 PM

A Sticker on the Door

Next Thursday morning, a small sticker will go up on the front door of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. It is easy to miss. It says PTSD Friendly, and it means that anyone living with trauma who walks through...

Nov 4, 2026, 2:30 PM

Israel Was Right About Iran

Trump’s deal constrained Israel, left Tehran’s regime in power and helped cost Republicans both the House and the Senate. For Israel, the lesson of the American midterms begins with a decision Donald Trump made in June. Israel saw a chance...

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