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Allen S. Maller

Jun 3, 2026, 10:09 PM

Comparing Jewish and Islamic Perspectives on Prophets Abraham and Ishmael

On January 24, 2024, for a well known Muslim website ‘Islamicity’, I wrote the following article. The Qur’an itself tells us of the importance of the Hebrew Torah 46:12. “And before it (the Qur’an) was the Book of Moses, a...

Jun 2, 2026, 12:32 AM

What Happens When AI Meets Jewish History?

It’s a familiar tale from the Talmud. God sends Moses a thousand years into the future to sit in the back row of Rabbi Akiva’s study hall, and Moses is confused. He may have received the Torah at Sinai...

Jun 1, 2026, 4:30 AM

The Secret Place of Thunder

“...I answered you in the secret place of thunder...” -Psalm 81:8 In the deep and secret place of our heart, there is a stirring. There is a powerful illumination in the darkness. Within our innermost being that others cannot see, there is a rain that is...

Eliezer Avraham

May 31, 2026, 9:47 AM

America 250 | Essay 3: Patriots of the Covenant

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From financiers and soldiers to rabbis, women, and entire congregations, Jewish patriots stood at the heart of America’s fight for independence, shaping not only the nation’s birth but its enduring commitment to liberty. A Covenant of Patriots The American Revolution was...

May 30, 2026, 5:15 PM

From Jerusalem via the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea: Turning Sewage into Energy

From Sewage to Energy: The Restoration of the Kidron Valley Brings Life Back to the Desert. About eight years ago, a capstone project I supervised at the Faculty of Management at Ben-Gurion University won first prize in the university’s “Green...

May 27, 2026, 11:33 PM

Kaki: A Brief Philological Inquiry Prompted by Two Men on My Street

The Hebrew Bible has words for excrement. Tzo’ah appears in Deuteronomy — waste must be buried outside the camp, because God walks among you. The Talmud tractate Berakhot rules on where one may and may not recite the Shema...

May 27, 2026, 6:04 AM

What Holds a People Together?

Beha’alotecha 5786 and the Challenge of Sustaining Jewish Identity This week’s reading of Parshat Beha’alotecha may be one of the most relevant Torah portions for the world we are living through today. At its core, the Parsha asks a profound question: What...

Allen S. Maller

May 27, 2026, 5:09 AM

Kosher and Halal Are Much More Than Just Words

KOSHER is the Hebrew word for the Hebrew Bible’s many dietary regulations for the Jewish People. Food that complies with these regulations is known as “kosher." In Genesis 2:16, God gave mankind the produce of "any tree in the...

May 26, 2026, 7:38 PM

Was Spinoza an atheist?

Spinoza, Atheist is a 2023 book by Steven Nadler in which he argues that Spinoza was an atheist; that his philosophy was a form of pantheism; that God does not exist; that what we call God is nothing more...

Allen S. Maller

May 26, 2026, 1:42 PM

Start With Messianic Hopes For A Peaceful World

The three monotheistic Abrahamic religions, all have important information about the evil end of the ‘end of the old world; and the great wonders of the beginning of the new world. The Prophets of the Hebrew Bible started the...

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