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Aug 17, 2026, 11:05 AM

Don’t Wait for Tragedy to Bring America Together!

America Needs a 9/12 Without a 9/11 September 11, 2001, was a day of unimaginable horror and loss. But those who lived through it also remember something remarkable about the next day. On September 12, America felt different. Flags appeared everywhere. Strangers...

Aug 13, 2026, 11:34 PM

Is Your Soul on Do Not Disturb Mode?

A few weeks ago, millions of phones across Australia suddenly began screaming. It was not a cyberattack, nor was it a malfunction. Australia was testing a new national emergency warning system called AusAlert. For about ten seconds, phones across the...

Yakir Englander

Aug 12, 2026, 2:43 PM

What Mamdani offers young liberal Jews

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani prays at the Ohel - the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, December 16, 2025 (Chabad Virginia Beach via Facebook)

People who are deeply attached to Judaism through values, prayer and practice can find a home in progressive politics. Don't dismiss them because of their views on Israel

Mihran Kalaydjian

Aug 12, 2026, 10:00 AM

The West Bank Map That Was Never Supposed to Last

More than 30 years after Oslo, Israelis and Palestinians are still living inside a map that was supposed to disappear. Open almost any political map of the West Bank and three letters dominate the landscape: A, B and C. They...

Aug 10, 2026, 6:39 PM

He Came to Listen. Something Changed.

Greetings from the National Jewish Retreat in Miami. Last night, we had the opportunity to attend a late-night screening of Among Neighbors, a fascinating documentary centered on one particular town in Poland. Tragically, as happened in communities across Poland, Jewish survivors...

Aug 10, 2026, 8:04 AM

Private Struggle, Public Assault: Protecting Torah Life in the Digital Age

A troubling trend has become increasingly visible in our communities, particularly online: individuals who have chosen to leave a Torah-observant way of life are publicly expressing dissatisfaction, doubts, and rejection of Jewish belief and practice. Some posts are personal...

Aug 7, 2026, 6:10 PM

Just a Shabbes. An Inner Magnet of Jewish Cultural Code

Michael Rogatchi (C). Freilax. Daily Miracles collection. Oil on canvas. 77 x 94 cm. 1995. The Rogatchi Art Collection.

Recently, we were lucky to attend a very nice Shabbat gathering on Friday evening, almost literally at the serene Baltic shore of Jurmala in Latvia, near its capital Riga. One can say that it has been one of many Shabbes...

Aug 7, 2026, 6:54 AM

When Kosher Food Goes Up in Flames

Fire at the Agri Star Meat & Poultry facility in Postville, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of Fayette County Iowa EMA)

The kosher community has recently suffered several huge losses. At 3:56 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, a fire devastated the Agri Star Meat & Poultry plant in Postville, Iowa, one of the largest kosher meat-processing facilities in the United States....

Aug 4, 2026, 8:35 PM

Undaunted: The Sixth Rebbe in the Jewish Civil War

Cover of "Undaunted."

The 2025 book Undaunted: How the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Josef Yitzhak Schneersohn Saved Russian Jewry, Reimagined American Judaism and Ignited a Global Jewish Renaissance, covers an enormous amount of ground, all of it backed by extensive endnotes. Rabbi...

Jul 31, 2026, 8:39 PM

The Drone That Was Certain

Every military in the world is now confronting a frightening new reality. A weapon no longer needs to cost millions of dollars to cause enormous damage. A relatively inexpensive drone can fly hundreds of miles, carry an explosive payload, and...

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