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Sharon Shalom
Look to Ethiopian Judaism to truly understand unity
The principle that everyone is equal before God can serve as a foundation for a shared Israeli identity
Salman Al-Ansari
A ‘Samuel Accord’ for Saudi Arabia and Israel
It’s time for courageous steps that can guide the Middle East and the world toward cooperation and healthy competition
Shuki Friedman
A green oasis for the soul: What just one good-news post can do
Amidst the endless flow of bad news and toxic messaging, even a single positive post can bring light to the darkness
Roman Bronfman
Did you think they wouldn’t go after the free press?
Communication Minister Karhi’s proposed media reform is a terrifying attack on the independence of Israeli news outlets
Caroline G. Harris
Cease fire! A memory of the Yom Kippur War
I was an American visitor to a ward of amputees and all I could do was help sing ‘David Melekh Yisrael’ (David, king of Israel)
Ysoscher Katz
Tel Aviv won’t change nor should it
Israelis are being pulled in two dramatically different directions, one devoutly Orthodox and the other passionately secular
Erica Brown
The Book of Kohelet and a cup of joy
Sure, Ecclesiastes pitches existential dread, but its clusters of optimism remind us that there’s a time for everything, even coffee
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Avraham Adler
Oct 3, 2023, 8:39 PM
J’ Accuse
I write these words not alone, but in the company of six million souls who cannot stand and accuse their tormentors, who cannot cry out “J’accuse!” For their remains rest in the heaps upon the hills of Auschwitz, the...
Kenneth Jacobson
Oct 3, 2023, 8:31 PM
The could-be historic Israel-Saudi deal
The impending agreement between the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel holds out historic possibilities for the region and the Jewish state, while also raising challenges that have long afflicted the area. As has been said many times already, getting Saudi...
Michael Feldstein
Oct 3, 2023, 7:11 PM
Aliyah’s New Youth Movement
My friend of 50-plus years, Rabbi Hillel Fendel, recently published an article, “Approaching Aliyah – Youthfully.” He bemoans the fact that many American Jews have used excuses about why they have not made aliyah earlier in their lives, and...
Barukh Binah
Oct 3, 2023, 6:50 PM
A Regular Demonstration in Or-Akiva
Here are my remarks at the demonstration last Saturday in Or-Akiva - a not-so-large community that cares a lot about Israel and will not give up. -- Good evening, Or-Akiva! It's good to be here tonight and meet people who care....
Barbara Pfeffer Billauer
Oct 3, 2023, 6:28 PM
Why We Celebrate Sukkot: A New Look
One reason Sukkot is celebrated is to remind us that all life is transient. We live in huts to remind us that our houses are flimsy, our very existence is tenuous, everything is over in the cosmic blink of...
Onnie Schiffmiller
Oct 3, 2023, 6:11 PM
It’s About Family
I am a product of the 1960s/70s Conservative branch of Judaism. My parents set a high standard for Jewish communal involvement, and our synagogue was my second home. Young girls in our community were permitted, even encouraged, to read...
Barry L. Schwartz
Oct 3, 2023, 5:29 PM
The Open Judaism Blogs #2: Three Views of Torah
I write this as we approach the holiday of Simchat Torah and join in the celebration of our sacred inheritance. If you have ever been to a Jewish service, you know that everything changes the moment the ark opens and...
Simcha Feuerman
Oct 3, 2023, 5:17 PM
Motivation for Mitzvos and True Wisdom Kiddushin 50-53 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
50 Religion Without Resentment Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses that when someone prefers to bring an offering, if he wants to reneg, the Jewish court compels him to fulfill his pledge. However, since the verse (Vayikra 1:3) implies that it...
Sheldon Kirshner
Oct 3, 2023, 5:10 PM
To Be Or Not To Be
Several months before the United States entered World War II, following Japan's destructive bombing raid on Pearl Harbor, the German-American director Ernst Lubitsch started production on a new feature film, To Be Or Not To Be. An unrelentingly dark satire...
Sharon Shalom
Oct 3, 2023, 3:28 PM
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