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Arnie Draiman

When did $650,000 become a reasonable Jewish nonprofit salary?

We need talented people leading our charities. But does paying a CEO twice as much deliver twice the impact, or simply leave less money for the mission?

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Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler

ChatGPT was on my medical team

I made my own decision, of course, but the machine’s influence far exceeds its data, depending on how we relate to it: tool, team-member, or authority

Barbie Holiday Sweater Doll (Mattel)

Yael Buechler

Hanukkah Barbie is here — and she actually got it right

After years of Jewish holiday merchandising that’s off target or just plain wrong, there’s something powerful about finally feeling seen

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Rachel Lester

A letter from a formerly suicidal IDF reservist

I didn’t think I could get PTSD at my desk job after October 7. My mother knew better – and what she did saved my life

"Bite," 2017, Eva Avidar, clay, iron. Photo: Dor Pazuelo

Risa Levitt

She will dance again

On Sunday I made the call and told Eva that her sculpture was broken. She understood before I’d finished my first sentence. I braced for the worst

Mourners and security personnel walk behind a truck carrying the coffin of Bipin Joshi, the slain Nepali hostage, during a funeral ceremony at his hometown in Kanchanpur on October 21, 2025. (Prakash Chandra Timilsena / AFP)

Prakash Bishunke

Nepal may have forgotten October 7. I cannot

We young Nepalis came to Israel to learn how to farm. Three years later, our own country doesn’t care about the losses we suffered there

The documentary "Torn" (2024) examines the poster wars in New York City, when activists put up signs calling attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza, and others ripped them down. (Courtesy Nim Shapira)

Nim Shapira

I made a film about hostage posters. I was accused of centering ‘whiteness’

It takes a particular habit of mind to look at a grainy photo of a kidnapped person and start by asking what color they are

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Oct 12, 2026, 12:15 AM

Israel and Europe’s Rights: Allies or interests?

October 7 did not create the forces now reshaping Europe’s political landscape. The particles were already in the air. It accelerated them, polarized them, and sometimes violently drove them apart. Since then, parties belonging to Europe’s New Right, long...

David J. Michaels

Oct 12, 2026, 12:15 AM

Peace, But Not for the Jews? [with Robert Spitzer]

The selection of Navi Pillay for the Nobel Peace Prize is appalling. Potentially rivaling the inclusion of unreformed terrorist pioneer Yasser Arafat in receipt of the prize in 1994, the choice is not only arbitrary and undeserved but corrosive. It...

Oct 12, 2026, 12:13 AM

How Doha Bought Its Influence in Jerusalem

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Oct 12, 2026, 12:08 AM

We Love the Same Land. So Why Don’t We Understand Each Other?

Tomorrow, my daughter leaves for Israel. She grew up in Miami, Florida. Sunshine, comfort, opportunity. She has always been an exceptional student, with the kind of academic future that could open doors almost anywhere. Georgetown had been a dream, and...

Bernard P. Markowicz

Oct 12, 2026, 12:06 AM

What the Nobel Committee Did Not Say

Both sides answered a document the Committee never published. Bernard Markowicz 11 October 2026 · "If there were an award for lies, hatred, and blood libels, Navi Pillay wouldn't just be a contender. She'd be a frontrunner." That was Israel's Foreign Ministry, within...

Oct 12, 2026, 12:04 AM

Captain Smit Machchhar’s Heroism: A Catalyst for India-Israel Cognitive Security Partnership

The attempted attack aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073 will rightly be remembered for Captain Smit Machchhar's extraordinary courage and the passengers who prevented what could have become one of the deadliest aviation attacks since 9/11. But history may ultimately judge...

Oct 12, 2026, 12:03 AM

The Battle for Public Opinion

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched the most horrific, bloody, and barbaric attack on Israeli civilians, the worst attack in Israel’s history. This one infamous day left 1,200 dead, thousands injured, and 251 precious souls were taken hostage, where...

Oct 12, 2026, 12:02 AM

Steven Berkoff marks The Battle of Cable Street

Steven Berkoff’s seminal film They Shall Not Pass: The Battle of Cable Street was screened as one of the events marking the 90th anniversary of that remarkable day in London, when the city's Jews, supported by other communities, defied...

Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM

A Much Needed Awakening

The direct and deliberate strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport carries the well-known hallmark of terrorist barbarism. They struck with full intention, seeking to terrify civilians and maximize non-combatant casualties. More audacious still, the Houthis seek to humiliate...

Adam O. Goldstein

Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM

How (not) to award a Nobel Peace Prize: A satire in 4 acts

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For nearly four decades, I have practiced medicine, conducted research, reviewed scientific manuscripts, and taught students that evidence should precede conclusions. I have insisted that investigators disclose conflicts of interest, consider competing explanations, and remain willing to revise their...

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