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Aug 11, 2026, 8:11 AM

Bukra, Insha’Allah

Photo credits: Sabine Sterk (AI)

The narrative surrounding the Middle Eastern conflict is frequently reduced to sanitized diplomatic statements, abstract legal arguments, and carefully curated public relations campaigns. Yet, the starkest truth of the region is written directly into its soil. The divide between progress...

Aug 10, 2026, 3:33 PM

When the King is in the field: The Yachad Journey

As the month of Elul begins, Chassidic tradition offers one of its most beautiful images for this period of the year: 'HaMelech Basadeh' — “the King is in the field.” Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, in his Likkutei Torah commentary...

Aug 6, 2026, 10:11 PM

Judean Desert: Did the Copper Scroll Preserve Ancient Water Projects?

The high-tech professionals of their time. In July, we published two articles here presenting a research hypothesis that may open the way for a reassessment of the ancient water systems at Ramat Rachel and in the Judean Desert. The hypothesis may...

Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

Jul 24, 2026, 6:26 PM

Jewish Earth Alliance’s Virtual Lobby Day Shows the Power of Climate Advocacy

Volunteers from Jewish Earth Alliance speak with Senate staff about key legislation that can help protect the people and places we all love. Photo courtesy of JEA.

I was delighted to join the Jewish Earth Alliance's annual Pre-Tisha B'Av Virtual Lobby Day once again this year. Having participated in several of their lobby days over the years, I continue to be impressed by the organization's ability...

Jul 20, 2026, 4:42 AM

Treasure Trove: Don’t Forget the Justice Part of Zionism (A Note for Tisha B’Av)

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by Kevin Viner, Elevator Digital, Toronto used with permission.

There is a Jewish story told about Napoleon. He once travelled through a Jewish small town in Europe and entered a synagogue where he witnessed men and women sitting on the floor weeping. Napoleon asked what terrible misfortune had...

Jul 19, 2026, 4:41 PM

Jerusalem to Judean Desert: Was Persian Qanat system Adapted in the Biblical Age?

Was the Persian Qanat Technology Adapted in the Land of Israel for Flash Flood and Surface Runoff Management? It is intriguing to consider the possibility that as early as the sixth century BCE, during the late First Temple period and...

Silas Anastacio

Jul 14, 2026, 4:35 AM

From Morocco to the Amazon: The Extraordinary Journey of Moroccan Jews in Brazil

I invited journalist Celia Bensadon to share with us a remarkable chapter of Jewish culture in Northern Brazil. Through her words, we are guided into a narrative that feels like a balm—revealing how centuries-old traditions took root and became...

Jul 9, 2026, 10:11 PM

Judean Desert: Unknown Ancient Water System Near the Biblical Village – Sekhakha?

The Nahal Sekhakha Tunnels: An Ancient Water Engineering Project in the Judean Desert? In 1958, Professor Yigael Yadin—the renowned archaeologist and Israel's second Chief of Staff—wrote in his article on water supply in times of peace and siege: "There are regions...

Jun 25, 2026, 6:31 PM

To the Farm We Go

Image Source: Gemini

I have always been a terrible kibbutznik. As a sweaty woman used to the gray skies and freezing temperatures of Chicago, the Middle East was not the ideal place for my complexion. In addition to moving to a place that felt...

Jun 22, 2026, 12:14 PM

Angels and Astronauts: The Extraterrestrial Extinction of Jewish Law

Following the lunar landing on 20 July 1969, Rabbi Benzion Firer (1914-1988) addressed the following question: “In the last days, after man has succeeded in setting foot on the Moon, no longer do people laugh at the possibility of creating...

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