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Sep 7, 2026, 7:40 PM

Nitzavim–Vayelech: From the Lion’s Kingdom to the Kingdom of the Home

A Torah of Life, Creation, and the Responsibility of Kingship “Atem nitzavim hayom kulchem” — “You stand this day, all of you.” Nitzavim begins with a remarkable image: the entire nation of Israel standing together before God — leaders and elders,...

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...

Sep 5, 2026, 10:05 AM

Between Two Mountains: Ki Tavo and the Day the Judges Are Judged

There is a moment before every catastrophe when evil still appears negotiable. It has not yet revealed its full face. It arrives dressed in promises: order, security, national greatness, historical justice. It asks only for a little silence, one...

Sep 1, 2026, 10:18 AM

The Lion: King of the Animal Kingdom, Symbol of Jerusalem and Moshiach’s Tribe

The lion is called the king of the animal kingdom. The Talmud does not dispute this ancient image: “The king of the beasts is the lion” (Chagigah 13b). But Jewish wisdom rarely leaves a royal title unquestioned. Why the lion? If kingship...

Aug 29, 2026, 11:57 AM

Who Has the Biggest…?

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( Ai)

Human beings are rather narcissistic creatures. We like to believe that we are sophisticated. Cultivated. Intelligent. We have philosophy, science, literature, universities and technology. We build cities, send spacecraft into the universe and develop machines that can think alongside us. We...

Richard H. Schwartz

Aug 20, 2026, 3:13 PM

Parshat Ki Teitze message: Can Compassion for a Bird Help Bring Moshiach?

"If you come across a bird's nest on any tree or on the ground, and it contains baby birds or eggs, then, if the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along...

Aug 17, 2026, 7:06 PM

Do Not Raise the Axe

The Kanaani’s journey from the Gates of Eden to America and Finland

Aug 13, 2026, 8:15 PM

From Lab to Life: Dogs Know Smiles – Do We?

We have two small dogs – a mixed-breed Yorkie and a purebred Shi Tzu. Both are rescuedogs. I am astonished daily by how good they are at reading human emotions – like, my own. Now comes scientific evidence – and...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Aug 13, 2026, 3:11 PM

All the king’s horses

In Parshat Shoftim, Dvarim 17:14-16 we learn about the rules for having a king: When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and have taken possession of it and settled in it, should you say,...

Aug 10, 2026, 7:54 PM

Can a Dog Do a Mitzvah? A Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot Reflection

Can a dog do a mitzvah? Having spent an inordinate amount of time considering that question myself, years ago, I emailed a dozen rabbis to ask their opinions. The answers were predictably varied. (What else would you expect from a dozen...

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