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Oct 16, 2026, 10:11 AM

Why Men Great ‘Till They Gotta Be Great? (Noah)

“Noah was a righteous man; he was wholehearted in his generation.” — Genesis 6:9 Seriously, what does that mean anymore? I ask because this has been a strange time to be thinking about men. The president of the United States was...

Oct 4, 2026, 2:39 PM

Innovation Diplomacy vs. Economic Warfare

On September 8, twelve European and North American governments, eight of them EU members, announced they would introduce, support or consider further trade restrictions linked to Israeli settlements. Momentum is building for EU-wide action, which member states may take...

Zachary Moskowitz

Sep 25, 2026, 5:29 AM

Hasan Piker Showed Us Who He Is. The University of Texas Should Pay Attention.

In high school in Dallas, I didn't just read about antisemitism. I fought it. I gave presentations, mobilized my community, and spoke up, even when it cost me friends, lots of them. So when it came time to pick...

Stephen M. Flatow

Sep 22, 2026, 3:04 AM

Remember the Alamo? Maybe Not Anymore

For a child of the 1950s, Davy Crockett, coonskin caps and the Alamo were part of growing up. Then came the day I realized my grandchildren might not know what any of it meant. An email arrived in my inbox...

Sep 17, 2026, 8:18 PM

The ‘Karger’ President’s Not-So-Free-250 Jubilee

Sculpture depicting the continental United States of America bordered by metal bars referencing a jail cell, with the word "Debt" painted in red on the outline of the USA.
via ArtofCulturalEvolution, "Debt", art installation during Occupy Portland, CC BY-SA 3.0

Before you call me a schnorrer¹, I admit that I basically am one. If your event has free admission and free food, I might consider attending. If you can give me a scholarship, I might learn with you. If...

Sep 17, 2026, 6:50 AM

The Kanaani Diplomacy™ Doctrine

Diplomatia Kanaaniensis America at the Center of a New Soft-Diplomacy Model for Preserving Israel’s Jerusalem-Born Living Heritage A Brooklyn-Born Model for America's Next Century of International Cooperation By Animal Chaplain and Rabbi Mikhail Salita Founder of the Brooklyn-based Kanaani Revival Program and The...

Daniel R. Weiss

Sep 17, 2026, 4:22 AM

What does Ben Franklin have to do with Yom Kippur?

An AI-generated portrait imagining the three figures of this story together, Benjamin Franklin holding the Constitution, Menachem Mendel Lefin his Cheshbon Hanefesh, and Israel Salanter a volume of mussar. In life they never shared a room; the discipline of moral accounting is the thread that binds them.

His method for pursuing moral perfection found its way into Jewish practice. His call to 'doubt a little of his own infallibility' sounds made for Yom Kippur

Mahdi Ismail Abokor

Sep 16, 2026, 5:16 AM

Somaliland’s Washington Moment: A Nation Ready to Be a Strategic Partner

Somaliland's Washington Moment: A Nation Ready to Be a Strategic Partner Somaliland's diplomatic journey has entered a new and consequential phase. On September 14, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Irro" stood before the Hudson Institute in Washington and made a...

Sep 10, 2026, 6:35 AM

Rosh Hashanah 5787: Creating a New Beginning

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth..." -Genesis 1:1 Here we are this Rosh Hashanah welcoming in the new year of 5787. It is our tendency when a new year begins (be it Rosh Hashanah or the...

Sep 6, 2026, 1:34 PM

Preventive Restitution: A New Frontier in International Law

I want to share with The Times of Israel readers a scholarly article that I have co-authored with Dr. Dmytro Hrebeniuk, Associate Professor at the National University “Odesa Law Academy,” where I am currently pursuing my PhD in international...

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