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Sam Cohen

Oct 15, 2026, 10:21 AM

A plumber arrived at a newly built house to finish installing the radiators. Opening the front door, he was met by a waterfall cascading down the staircase. He rushed inside, turned off the mains and hurried upstairs. He had left...

Oct 13, 2026, 5:57 PM

Making It Count

Imagine leaving school for the last time. The doors close behind you and the future is waiting. What should you study? What career should you pursue? What kind of person do you want to become? Now add one difference: you...

Oct 11, 2026, 1:13 AM

Cheshvan: The Scent of Rain

Tishrei leaves us with the sound of the shofar, the fragility of the sukkah, and the Torah rolled back to its beginning. Then comes Cheshvan. In Tanach, the month is called Bul, while the name Marcheshvan arrived with the Jewish people...

Oct 6, 2026, 10:51 AM

Don’t Look at Me

In loving memory of Matana bat Rachel — מתנה בת רחל ז״ל 26th of Tishrei — כ״ו בתשרי Lovingly remembered by her children. May her memory always be for a blessing. ⸻ The Torah has barely begun before something goes wrong. Adam and Chava eat...

Oct 5, 2026, 6:36 PM

Miliband vs Polanski

RING ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to tonight’s main event! In the red corner... we have Ed “Sanctions” Miliband! And in the green corner... we have Zack “No Two States” Polanski! The prize tonight? The progressive Left and Muslim vote. Gentlemen, this is what...

Sep 16, 2026, 12:26 PM

The Weight of Light

This D’var was inspired by an insight shared by Daniel Nassimi. ──────────── The Jewish year begins beneath a hidden moon. The Gemara reads this in the words of Tehillim: תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֵּסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּנוּ Blow the shofar at the new moon, at its...

Sep 9, 2026, 8:46 AM

Tishrei: The Lamed of Becoming

After the quiet work of Elul, the Jewish calendar enters Tishrei. Throughout Elul, the shofar has sounded. Then comes Rosh Hashanah, and the call becomes a coronation. We stand before Hashem, our King, as the life we have lived is placed...

Sep 9, 2026, 8:34 AM

When We Are Attacked, We Get Attacked

On October 7, Israel was attacked. Nearly three years later, Israel has become the accused. The language has grown louder. Genocide. Apartheid. War crimes. Sanctions. Recognition of a Palestinian state. And now another expression has entered the vocabulary of the...

Sep 8, 2026, 1:57 AM

And Hashem Remembered

Dedicated to the memory of my Safta, Sara bat Chana, who named my father Yitzchak and gave me the name Shmuel. ──────────── Sara had waited years for a child. Believing that Avraham’s future must continue, she gave Hagar to him as a wife. Hagar...

Sep 7, 2026, 4:49 AM

Gathered to Your People

There comes a moment when the eyes close upon this world, and the soul begins to see another. As the soul leaves the body, those it had known in this world gather to receive it. They have already passed this...

About Me

Sam writes on faith, Jewish identity, geopolitics, and the enduring covenant between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel. Living between the UK and Israel, he explores renewal, sovereignty, and the forces shaping the journey home.