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Judith R. Robinson

Nov 11, 2026, 8:59 PM

I would like to begin with a quote from Jonathan Tobin, editor of JNS: "Politics now plays the role religion used to play in most people’s lives. For many their faith is liberalism and the Democrats, with Jewish peoplehood and...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Nov 10, 2026, 9:54 AM

One Idea Tafsir No.10 – The Courtroom Within.

The Daily Brew — 1 Idea Tafsir, No. 10 Faith on Trial: Two common statements I encountered :- I Don't Understand This Part. This doesn't make any sense. Therefore, Should I Become an Atheist? This is a question that must...

Jordan Minev-Jones

Nov 9, 2026, 6:41 AM

We Cannot Afford Another Sinat Chinam

On November 1st, days after Israel's election, Haredi protesters and police clashed in Jerusalem after a yeshiva student had been arrested for not complying with conscription. Earlier that day, Haredi protesters at the Tel Hashomer IDF base tried to...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Nov 9, 2026, 2:25 AM

One Idea Tafsir No.9 – The Restaurant Menu.

Daily Brew — Short Tafsīr on the Go No. 9 — When Truth Becomes Inconvenient Sūrat al-Māʾidah (5:16–44): Revelation, Responsibility and the Judgement We Want Preamble — A Clarification on the Raven In the previous edition of Daily Brew, we examined Cain and...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Nov 8, 2026, 11:09 AM

One Idea Tafsir No.8 – The Ancient Mariner

Daily Brew — One Idea Tafsīr on the Go No. 8 — The Albatross, the Raven and Cain's Intelligent Stone Sūrat al-Māʾidah (5:27–32): The Art of Burying Responsibility Preamble — A Personal Note Perhaps the first human technology was not the wheel. Perhaps it...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Nov 7, 2026, 9:20 AM

One Idea Tafsir No.7 – The Finely Tuned Universe.

The Daily Brew — Short Tafsīr on the Go No. 7 — Six Numbers, One Universe Sūrat al-Qamar (54): Is Anything Really Random? Preamble — A personal note This video on the cosmological constant, Leonard Susskind’s work, Martin Rees’s Just Six Numbers, Newton’s...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Nov 5, 2026, 12:58 AM

One Idea Tafsir No.6 – Birds and Magnetic Compass.

The Daily Brew — Short Tafsīr on the Go No. 6 The Invisible Compass Sūrat al-Mulk (67): Birds, Magnetic Fields and Quantum Physics A migratory European robin, weighing about 20 grams, can navigate without GPS, using Earth’s magnetic field among other cues....

Joshua Z. Rokach

Nov 2, 2026, 12:19 AM

R. Yisachar Ber of Belz: 100-Year Lebacy

Tonight, 22 Marcheshvan 5787, marks the centennial anniversary of the death of the Third Rebbe of Belz, R. Yisachar Ber Rokach (also known as R. Yissachar Dov). His piety and approach to life in his turbulent times still have ...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Nov 1, 2026, 4:28 AM

One Idea Tafsir No.5 – The Engineering Masterclass

This article reflects on what Biomimicry can teach us about creation and I pick 4 specific examples. If you have less time, Check the video at 8:43 to 9:55 for the video on Eagles and Wingtip vortices. The Daily Brew —...

Oct 31, 2026, 4:57 PM

Shayna Finds a Home

When I stepped off that plane at Ben Gurion, I knew a countdown began: two weeks in an Airbnb to find a permanent home. Somewhere to stay, versus somewhere that truly is home. In this week’s installment of The...

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