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Jul 9, 2025, 12:46 PM

On the altar of Netanyahu’s political survival

Following his statements of the last few weeks that the war in Gaza must end and the hostages be brought home, once again, all of our hopes were placed in Trump, and they have been dashed. We are faced with...

Cedric Vloemans

Jul 9, 2025, 12:30 PM

Palestinian leaders are billionaires. Why is the West still paying?

AI-generated illustration: On the left, a wealthy Palestinian leader in exile; on the right, a UNRWA-supported refugee camp in Gaza.

There are few conflicts in the world where the gap between perception and reality is as wide as in the Israeli-Palestinian case. While Western governments pour billions in aid to support a supposedly impoverished Palestinian population, its leadership is...

Jul 9, 2025, 12:26 PM

Israel gets F in democratic tolerance : The case of Israel Frey

Far-left Haredi journalist Israel Frey attends a protest calling for the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 8, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

“The world is a better place this morning, without five young men who partook in one of the most brutal crimes against humanity.” This is a translation of the tweet of Israel Frey, an ultra-Orthodox journalist who has lately...

Mordechai Silverstein

Jul 9, 2025, 12:05 PM

Wonder of Wonders, Miracle of Miracles

To my knowledge (and after checking with AI), there are only two instances of heroic talking donkeys known in western literature: One of them, Donkey in the movie Shrek who was, of course, fictional, and the other, Balaam’s donkey,...

Carol Silver Elliott

Jul 9, 2025, 11:54 AM

In the world of older adult services, it is easy to see why things settle into routines and people cling to “the way we’ve always done it.” Working with elders who have physical challenges is difficult. Working with elders...

Jul 9, 2025, 11:53 AM

Time for synagogues to join the accessibility map

An accessible shul (Sora)

I like that I can go to any shul in the world and feel at home. It’s a human need to pray, and for many, the synagogue is both the House of G-d and the heart of the community. But...

Yael Chaya Miriam Gray

Jul 9, 2025, 11:52 AM

Ezekiel’s Vision and October 7

In chapters 38–39, the prophet Ezekiel describes a vision of an end-time war—one not born from chaos or exile, but one that emerges when Israel is already restored to her land, living in peace and prosperity. The war of Gog...

Jul 9, 2025, 11:51 AM

Reading the Dinah Project

This is a difficult one. We go about our lives, focusing on the next mini-crisis confronting us, and forget about some of the heavy tragedies we have to process. That's how God created us so that we can continue to...

Jul 9, 2025, 11:50 AM

Day 642 Of The War: There Are Still Good People In Israel

The Habima Square Protest July 5th, my photos

Last week, the atmosphere at the Families Headquarters was bleak. Usually, our dining room—located in the basement of an office building—is the heart of life and community. But even we were asked to lower our colorful profile and simply...

Jul 9, 2025, 11:50 AM

Deaths foretold

Orrin, left z"l. Own work

Today, my brother would have been 64 years old. He was 54 years old when he was shot dead nearly a decade ago in Los Angeles. There were signs – mostly missed. They appear to us in hindsight. His...

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