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Gershon Blumstein

Oct 29, 2026, 11:56 PM

The Israel I inherited, the Israel I wrestle with

I inherited my love of Israel. Nobody told me that one day I might have to work out what that love requires of me. Growing up, Israel was woven into the Jewish story I knew before I understood politics. My...

Douglas F. Williamson

Oct 29, 2026, 8:40 PM

Vayera: A partnership lesson from Abraham’s treaty with Abimelech

I once helped build a partnership that signed on before it truly agreed. Abraham’s treaty with Abimelech shows what was missing. Torah interpretations through the Bridge6 leadership model Parashat Vayera · Genesis 20:1-18 and 21:22-34 This Shabbat we read Parashat Vayera, and...

Sarel Rosenblatt

Oct 29, 2026, 8:39 PM

Israel’s Political Clash in a Prophetic Light

The political turmoil within Israel certainly has unique regional features, yet we cannot deny that it is part of a much larger global phenomenon. Across the globe, we are witnessing a fierce clash between Left and Right. Everywhere, more...

Oct 28, 2026, 7:07 PM

Lech Lecha Haftarah: Avraham brings Us To Israel

Aliyah to Eretz Yisrael is the theme of this Parsha. Because of Avraham, every Jew has a "Lecha Lecha moment" in his life. The first Mitzvah ever given to a Jew (Avraham) was, "Go to Israel!" We learn from...

Oct 28, 2026, 11:36 AM

My Two Shekels: Israel Needs to Move Beyond Bibi

Recently, I watched the animated film David⁠ with my daughter. She is two and a half, and we watched it in Hebrew to help strengthen her Hebrew. Some parts scared her. She had questions, and we took our time, finally...

Oct 27, 2026, 8:11 PM

Bible Translations Are Lying to You

Previous articles in this blog have shown that the Hebrew visions of Daniel (Dan 8–12) focus on the first-century destruction of the Second Temple. The vision of the horn-kingdom at Daniel 8:9–12 describes the destruction of the Second Temple, not its...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Oct 27, 2026, 4:08 PM

The difference between Ninveh and Sdom

Why were the people of Ninveh in the Book of Jonah given the opportunity to do Tshuva (repent) while the people of Sdom were not? The Gemara in Sanhedrin 109b discusses the sins of the people of Sdom: They had beds...

Oct 26, 2026, 5:20 PM

Samaritan Sukkot

A midnight adventure into antiquity

Samaritan pilgrimage on Mount Gerizim. (all photos, courtesy)

PHOTO ESSAY: My wife and I joined the Samaritans for their 8-station pilgrimage on Mt. Gerizim, finding spirituality in the mist, amid white robes and silver-clad Torah scrolls

Howie Beigelman

Oct 26, 2026, 3:07 PM

Elections 2026: Interview: Otzma Yehudit

As mentioned in the previous posts, this is a restart of this blog, as we now “settle” into year two of our Aliyah. This will be our first Israeli election, which seems hard to believe. As a lobbyist in...

Oct 24, 2026, 11:32 PM

The Failure of the Antiochus Creed

The facts outlined in the previous article of this blog (see “A Biblical Book Against God”) make Daniel the most important book in the Hebrew Bible. It is the only biblical book that mocks belief in divine salvation from...

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