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Sep 2, 2026, 5:22 AM

Who Writes Israel’s Future?

We came home. We survived. Now we must decide what we came home to build. Something important is changing in Europe’s relationship with Israel. For decades, European governments have criticized Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and what they define...

Aug 31, 2026, 12:03 AM

The Emotional Side of Aliyah Nobody Warned You About

The going-away party was beautiful. The speeches were moving. Someone quoted a verse and someone else cried happy tears and you flew out feeling like the lead character in a story worth telling. Then came month four. Month four is when...

Andy Blumenthal

Aug 30, 2026, 7:04 AM

There Is No “Other Jew”

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“Of course antisemitism is getting worse,” a Jewish friend told me recently. “But it’s not really happening to us.” I’ve heard variations of that sentence constantly since October 7. Sometimes it’s masked: “Our neighborhood is different.” “My office is fine.”...

Aug 30, 2026, 6:42 AM

My Nephew, Whoever He Is in Hebrew

I had just dropped my brother in law and nephew at the front door while I looked for parking, which is basically a true test of any driver's capabilitues in Israel. Having found a spot, I was now trying...

Menachem Elyah Paull

Aug 28, 2026, 5:57 PM

Staying Is a Decision Too— Aliyah at Seventy

I have been thinking a lot about history lately. That is not unusual for me. I have been a student of history all my life. I do not mean that I have a degree hanging on a wall. I...

Suri Kinzbrunner

Aug 28, 2026, 6:13 AM

Just Made Aliyah? Six Tips for Your First Year

Mazal tov on your aliyah! This is such an exciting moment! You've been working toward it, dreaming about it, and now you've finally made it a reality. I remember when we arrived in Israel after years of dreaming of the...

Silas Anastacio

Aug 27, 2026, 5:45 AM

Farewells and New Beginnings: Jewish Agency Renews Mission in Brazil

The Jewish Agency for Israel gathered last week at São Paulo’s Hebraica Club, bringing together leaders, educators, youth, and representatives of various institutions from the Brazilian Jewish community to honor Estela Schorr, who concluded her three-year term as Netzigá...

Aug 27, 2026, 5:20 AM

When Where I Live Requires an Explanation

Before I left Israel for a week-long vacation to the Turkish riviera, I took off my necklace. It was a simple gold necklace with my name written in Hebrew. I had worn it almost every day since moving to Tel...

Aug 26, 2026, 8:22 PM

Why Do We Need A Jewish State? Insights from Parashat Ki Tavo

Why do the Jewish people need a sovereign state? Modern Zionism offered several powerful answers to that question. Political Zionism, most famously associated with Theodor Herzl, argued that Jews needed a state because Jewish life in the Diaspora had become politically...

Menachem Elyah Paull

Aug 25, 2026, 12:13 PM

Aliyah is Catchy

Aliyah is catching Since I wrote my first piece about leaving Montreal and making Aliyah, something strange has been happening. People keep congratulating me. "Good for you." "You're brave." "Hatzlacha." And then, very often, something else follows. They lower their voice a little and tell...

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