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Jul 20, 2026, 10:16 PM

The Final Goal: What the World Cup Can Teach Us About Tisha B’Av

After the Final Whistle: What Are We Really Playing For? From the FIFA Final to Tisha B'Av For the past month, the world has revolved around one event. Kickoff. Halftime. Full time. Billions watched as nations chased the ultimate prize. Players trained for...

Allen S. Maller

Jul 20, 2026, 5:09 AM

Gilgul Conversions Are Examples Of Kabbalah Miracles

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...

Jul 19, 2026, 2:14 AM

Judaism Dawn to Dusk in Hidalgo County, Texas

The author and Rabbi Asher Hecht (photo courtesy of Rabbi Hecht).

Whenever I travel, I visit Jewish sites, sometimes as a tourist as in Budapest and Vienna, other times as a participant in services. The latter includes Dublin, San Salvador, Dresden, São Paulo and, most recently, McAllen, in Hidalgo County,...

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...

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