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Nov 28, 2023, 12:39 AM

A Letter to my Second Son on his Bris

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Asher Jacob, over the last few months, so many friends have been telling me not to worry about your arrival. That the second boy is so much easier. That you don’t have to dote over him as much, worry about...

Jun 15, 2020, 1:21 AM

Growing strong: A letter to my son on his Bris

My son - from the second we found out that you were coming into our lives, you struck indescribable fear into the deepest pit of my heart. Across the last nine months, my mind cycled through three basic emotions: petrifying...

Oct 2, 2016, 7:51 PM

If you run, you won’t fall

He's in love, really in love, and he's getting married, and everything is going to be (almost) perfect

Oct 20, 2014, 10:28 PM

Leadership in the Elite

I can’t get something Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid said out of my head. It was during a pre-trip session for a Washington, DC leadership training mission to Israel and “the most influential Jew in the world” told a group...

Jul 11, 2014, 5:25 PM

Considering the millions of Israeli civilians now under rocket fire, I felt it appropriate to publish a letter I sent home after a Kassam attack I experienced in 2007: So I lied to all of you. I went to Sderot for Chanukah. I...

Jul 3, 2014, 4:28 PM

Euro Trash-Talk

On the trail of a whirlwind Eastern Europe trip, I've seen 9 countries in 9 days, but countless more cultures, religions, foods, languages, and temperaments. And through all this, I've found one single commonality, one bond that each nation holds...

Dec 18, 2013, 2:40 PM

Five minutes forever

About five weeks ago, my older brother called me to tell me our father was dying. I immediately jumped on the internet and looked at flights back home to Atlanta for that night. I didn’t see the right flight...

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Max Bluestein works in national security for the U.S. Government. The views in this article are his and his alone and do not represent his agency, department, or government at large.

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