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G. Orah Adarah Paris

Oct 21, 2026, 1:08 AM

Parashat Lech Lecha: The “Why” You Are Your Greatest Spiritual Master.

A magical characteristic of life is that even when you think your faith couldn’t possibly be stronger and is arguably the strongest in the world, it can still increase! Everyone knows about the riots in Paris that started last Saturday...

Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 PM

New Book: Universal Zionism Helps Define Zionism For All

Photo: Weitz

Some days I feel like taking a mic, bringing a friend and having them tape a random “Talk On The Street” to prove a point, most people can’t define what Zionism is. How can anyone, including so-called journalists, celebrities and...

Lisa M. Pollack

Oct 15, 2026, 10:42 PM

Neve Hanna: Books. Bread. Brighter Futures.

Neve Hanna Children's Home, Israel.
Photo: AFNH staff. March 2025.

Learning Today. Building Brighter Futures. Two different classrooms. One shared purpose. At Neve Hanna Children's Home, education isn't limited to the classroom. Some of life's most important lessons are learned by doing—discovering new abilities, developing practical skills, taking responsibility, and gaining the...

G. Orah Adarah Paris

Oct 14, 2026, 9:44 PM

Parashat Noach: Be Your Own Greatest Spiritual Inspiration and Teacher

Why is Tiferet, an attribute of God, associated with “beauty”? Tiferet also means harmony, and for me, this beauty includes harmonizing every part of who we are. And we don’t need to search for ideal harmony; it will reveal...

Kelsey Maurine Brickl

Oct 13, 2026, 4:44 AM

Here We Go Again: Seinfeld and the Disgrace of Onstage Meltdowns

In November 2006, Michael Richards stood onstage at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles and unleashed a racist tirade against Black audience members who had interrupted his performance. Richards, then best known for playing Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld, repeatedly...

Oct 13, 2026, 12:04 AM

The Knife and the Book

Mt. Sinai - Photograph by David Raphael

In our synagogue, perhaps like synagogues around the world the big issue we struggle with, perhaps every year, is why the Torah Reading for the second day of Rosh Hashana the Akedah, the Binding of Isaac. It puts, quite...

Jonathan Shavit

Oct 9, 2026, 6:21 PM

Children of Abraham: A review

Published this year, its author Marc David Baer attempts to apply much-needed nuance to a topic, Jewish-Muslim relations, that usually veers into myths of interfaith utopia or perennial antagonism. Spanning the period from Islamic rule to the present, Baer...

Oct 8, 2026, 11:06 PM

Simon and Schuster’s Double Standard with Susan Abulhawa

On September 29, Simon & Schuster published new editions of two novels by Susan Abulhawa. Its Washington Square Press imprint released both a 20th-anniversary edition of Mornings in Jenin and a new edition of The Blue Between Sky and Water. The...

G. Orah Adarah Paris

Oct 8, 2026, 2:34 PM

Parashat Bereshit: You Can Easily Focus on Life’s Infinite Goodness

After having written my two books which explain and express Jewish mysticism and Torah, I feel like I have so much to say on Parashat Bereshit, but will keep what I have to say to its essence, its elements...

Oct 7, 2026, 8:20 PM

The Royal House of Kanaani Est. 2026

Why a Jerusalem-born cat breed is being recognized as the Heirs to King Solomon’s Feline Throne In 2026, I established the Royal House of Kanaani, a cultural, ceremonial and preservation institution dedicated to the future of the rare Jerusalem-born Kanaani...

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