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Jul 2, 2026, 8:39 PM

Whoever Wins, We All Lose

As a people, we have been deeply divided for a long time. Right vs Left; Religious vs Secular; The Rule of Law vs The Rule of the Voter; Haredi vs National Identity. The specifics change every so often, but...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Jun 30, 2026, 10:31 AM

Truth, Timing, and Turkey: Why Israel Finally Recognized the Armenian Genocide

Memorial to the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan, Armenia.

History did not change on the day Israel's Cabinet voted to recognize the Armenian Genocide. Politics did. The Armenian Genocide was a historical fact in 1915. It remained a historical fact while governments debated whether acknowledging it was politically convenient. It...

Allen S. Maller

Jun 28, 2026, 2:40 PM

Folk Religion Can Grow Piety

In the modern world, large scale emigration has brought many Muslims into close contact with other Muslims from distant lands. While all Muslims are united by Islamic law and daily prayer, many Muslims have discovered that some of the...

Jun 25, 2026, 11:19 PM

The Self-Undermining Blockade

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This is a complicated, deeply personal and emotional issue for everyone in Israel, but it must be addressed honestly and realistically in light of current events. The State of Israel is in real danger, period. In a situation like this,...

Jun 16, 2026, 5:32 PM

The Seed in the Feed Trough: How Common Fodder Disqualifies Temimah

A red heifer calf named Temimah (perfect) entered the world a few weeks ago on a dairy farm in the hills of the Galilee. She displayed a strikingly pure red coat. Rabbi Azaria Ariel examined her personally soon after...

Jun 12, 2026, 5:27 PM

Korach, Populism, and Leadership in a Time of Crisis

It’s always amazing how the weekly Torah portion lines up perfectly with the evening news. Think about it: massive protests against injustice, religious and secular leaders teaming up for a power grab, both sides throwing corruption charges at each...

Jun 11, 2026, 10:25 PM

A Tired Nation Cannot Dream

For most of Israel’s history exhaustion was not an option. The generation that founded the state drained swamps, built roads, fought wars, buried friends, welcomed refugees, and somehow still found the energy to imagine a future that did not yet...

Jun 9, 2026, 11:15 PM

The Israel I Heard on a Mountaintop

John Boyd Thacher Park in New York's Helderberg Mountains. (Photo Credit: "Discover Albany"--https://www.albany.org/listing/john-boyd-thacher-state-park/1967/)

In June 1967, a high school friend and I spent six consecutive nights driving from our homes in Albany, New York, to the top of John Boyd Thacher Park in the Helderberg Mountains. We arrived just before midnight carrying...

Jun 3, 2026, 4:04 AM

The Incentive Problem: An Economic Lever in the Haredi Draft Crisis

Israel's post-October 7 manpower shortage cannot be solved by waiting for Haredi enlistment to rise organically. The current system actively subsidizes non-service while asking a shrinking group of reservists to shoulder an ever-growing burden. Bennett's proposal seeks to reverse...

May 21, 2026, 11:58 PM

Stranger in My Own Country

For many of my friends in the United States, Israel has become an increasingly contested subject. Some see it as a democratic society struggling to survive in a hostile region. Others see a country gradually losing its moral character....

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