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Jul 17, 2026, 2:45 PM

Was it wise to welcome Clavicular to Israel?

Regardless of controversial influencers, we as a society must learn how to disagree civilly, before we burn the storehouses again

Allen S. Maller

Jul 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

Gilgul Converts Returning To Judaism

A rather unusual form of evidence for reincarnation comes from the Jewish mystical tradition; the Kabbalah. Unlike Buddhism and Hinduism, Kabbalah does not teach that reincarnation (gilgul) occurs over the course of millions of years to millions of different...

Pinchas M. Orbach

Jul 15, 2026, 8:57 PM

The Clavicular Mistake and the Four Sons of Antisemitism

Photo Credit: Yossele Golem, thejewishedition.com

The recent Clavicular controversy has produced a lot of outrage, a lot of commentary, and, in my opinion, a lot of confusion. For those who have not followed the story, Clavicular is an online influencer whose brand is built largely...

Jul 14, 2026, 11:05 AM

Halakha’s Kármán Line: Imagined and Real Jews in Space

Ilan Ramon, November 2001, NASA, https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-107/images/high/KSC-02PP-0490.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ilan_Ramon,_NASA_photo_portrait_in_orange_suit.jpg, cropped

In the late 1960s or early 1970s, when Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof – the most prolific author of responsa in the American Reform movement – was asked for sources in Jewish law in preparation for “a discussion of the...

Jul 11, 2026, 12:33 AM

A Name That Lasts

Yesterday, Palm Beach International Airport officially became President Donald J. Trump International Airport. New signs are now up on the highway, and the familiar airport code of PBI will soon become DJT. The name of one of the most...

Jul 10, 2026, 8:43 AM

Why Study a Building That Doesn’t Exist?

Imagine if, in the middle of a national crisis, someone launched a campaign encouraging people to study the architectural plans of a building that had not yet been built. Most people would think it was strange. “Shouldn’t we focus on the...

Jul 10, 2026, 8:36 AM

A Timely and Urgent Resource for Every Jewish Community

“The Case against Cremation and for Traditional Burial” A profound defense of Jewish tradition and the eternal sanctity of the human form In recent years, a troubling and deeply concerning trend has emerged: too many Jews are opting for cremation without...

Jul 7, 2026, 3:09 AM

To Heal a Country, We Need More Than Tolerance

One of the beautiful things about walking around the streets of America with my beard, kippah, and tzitzit visibly showing is that people know who I am - a proud Jew. Sometimes, without any introduction, they come over and...

Jul 6, 2026, 6:47 PM

A 3,000-Year-Old Idea for America’s Next 250 Years

America at 250: Why Character Matters More Than Ideology As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the political landscape is changing in noticeable ways. Polls have shown growing interest, particularly among younger Americans, in democratic socialism and a larger...

Jul 3, 2026, 7:52 PM

The Freedom No One Can Take Away

In August of 1790, George Washington sailed into Newport, Rhode Island. The backstory to that trip is fascinating. The Constitution had already been accepted by the other twelve states, but Rhode Island resisted joining the Union. Many there feared that...

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