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Jun 18, 2026, 10:41 PM

Shabbat Meets Urban Planning

I'm sitting at a Shabbat table, surrounded by new acquaintances. When they learn that I'm a student at Yeshivat Maharat, a rabbinical school for Orthodox women, I usually get the following question, "Why did you want to become a...

David Rosh Pina

Jun 8, 2026, 10:11 AM

Green Hills Yamanoi

David Rosh Pina

—This is my answer to everyone who criticized this project. The press dismissed the idea of bionic towers here, in Yamanoi, but now I can say to them all: “Look.” This scale model shows the South Tower, rising one thousand...

May 28, 2026, 8:50 PM

From Lebanon’s Drones to AI, Robotics and Moon Missions: The Fiber Optic Age

From Israblog to the Battlefield: Israel’s Fiber Optic Revolution. As Israel now faces drones connected by fiber-optic cables — a technology capable of challenging even the “Startup Nation” — I was reminded of something I wrote nearly 20 years ago. In...

May 17, 2026, 1:09 PM

Bhojshala: The Living Wound of Indian Memory

Arcade of the pillared hall known as the Bhoj Shala. 7 September 2021, Saumysbag (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

On a Monument That Is Also a Civilization’s Unfinished Argument With Itself “Yā Kundendutusārahāradhavalā, yā śubhravastrāvṛtā.” She who is white as jasmine, white as the moon, white as the garland of Kunda flowers - Goddess Saraswati. The Error of the Monument We...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Feb 28, 2026, 11:43 AM

The Sand Paradox: Power Built on Foreign Ground

INTRODUCTION
Depictions in a planning document show The Line as a massive micro that would be located at the Gulf of Aqaba and part of it extends into the sea

The Gulf sells a powerful illusion—endless desert, limitless resources, and cities rising effortlessly from the sand. Dubai’s skyline and Saudi Arabia’s NEOM project demonstrate permanence and control. Yet the deeper you look, the more that image fractures, revealing a...

Feb 22, 2026, 4:56 PM

Call From the Past

Inna Rogatchi (C). The Imprint of Evil. Collage. 2026.

THE STORY OF THE AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU CREMATORIA WHITE-PRINT: FROM HORROR TO HUMANITY At the end of 2025, an eye-catching headline appeared in several major news outlets: Robin and Elliott Broidy had paid $ 1.5 million for an original architectural drawing of...

Feb 12, 2026, 9:49 AM

How a Ravenous Wolf on Har ha-Bayit Forced the Sanhedrin to the Southeast

Dedicated to the beautiful memory of Yael Good. -- The reconstruction of the Beit HaMikdash according to halachah demands absolute fidelity to the sources. The location of the Lishkat ha-Gazit, seat of the Great Sanhedrin, stands as one of the most...

Jan 19, 2026, 5:45 AM

How Subnational Partnerships Are Taking Shape in U.S.–Israel Engagement

From States to Systems: How Subnational Partnerships Are Taking Shape in U.S.–Israel Engagement

In earlier posts, I explored why state-level partnerships with Israel are drawing increased attention, and how corridor-based models help sustain those relationships over time. This final piece reflects on what these developments may suggest about the direction of U.S.–Israel...

Dec 8, 2025, 2:26 PM

Beyond boundaries: Frank Gehry

The Magnet of the Space: Bilbao The Guggenheim Museum building in Bilbao is a powerful magnet. There are a number of superbly unusual buildings in the world -- not as many as one would wish, actually, but still. And yet,...

Nov 26, 2025, 8:11 PM

Inside the AI Systems Behind the Indiana⇄Israel Corridor Model

Understanding the Heartland to Holyland Corridors: How AI and Systems Design Are Reshaping State-Level Partnership When I wrote my first column about the rise of state-level partnerships with Israel, the most common question was about implementation. What does a sustainable...

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