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Isaac Steven Herschkopf

Jul 29, 2026, 6:55 AM

Explaining Color to the Blind: Love to the Unloved

"Love comes from blindness," Histoire Amoureuse des Gaules, Comte de Bussy-Rabutin (1665) It's impossible to describe a color to someone born blind. At best we can make associations (e.g., Blue is like a cool mountain-stream.) More tragically, infants deprived of visual-stimulation while...

Sofia Afonso Ferreira

Jul 28, 2026, 12:20 AM

From a Soccer Field to a Symbol of Hope: Majdal Shams Two Years On

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Exactly two years ago, on 27 July 2024, a rocket fired by Hezbollah struck a children’s soccer field in the Druze town of Majdal Shams in northern Israel, killing 12 children and teenagers. One of them was 11-year-old Alma...

Silas Anastacio

Jul 26, 2026, 6:05 AM

Brazil’s Música pela Cura Brings Shlomo Mintz for Kids With Cancer

Presented by TUCCA - Association for Children and Adolescents with Cancer, the concert series that has raised funds for medical care since 2000 pairs Mintz with a young Brazilian student orchestra in a night linking music, memory and healing. Israeli...

Linda Pardes Friedburg

Jul 23, 2026, 10:22 AM

Tzur Misgabi – Strengthening Jewish Life in Judea

"Behold, Hashem your God has given you the Land. Go up and inherit it...Do not fear and do not be discouraged." (Devarim 1:21) We must be unequivocal about the rights of Jews to live everywhere in the land of Israel...

Walter Estever Gonzalez

Jul 23, 2026, 5:51 AM

The Boy Everyone Called Calavera

A Salvadoran mother offers a meal to a young soldier during the country's civil war. AI-generated illustration based on the author's recollection.

I no longer remember his real name. Everyone called him Calavera—the Spanish word for "Skull." His real name disappeared long ago, but the nickname remained. That’s how memory sometimes survives war: it forgets names but refuses to let go...

Natalie Sopinsky

Jul 20, 2026, 11:18 PM

This week, two notable things happened that have stayed with me. First, my daughter completed her basic training in the IDF. Watching her stand proudly among hundreds of new soldiers was a special moment. Second, I received photos from the final...

Jul 15, 2026, 6:24 AM

Let The Doves Fly – How Hadassah is a Lifechanging Moment in My Life

Artwork courtesy of the author.

Think about the dog days of summer. Think about concerts and festivals. Finally, think about Woodstock. That iconic moment in the summer of 1969. What comes to mind? Rain, mud, traffic, crowds, and a galaxy of rock and roll...

Jul 14, 2026, 4:34 AM

Our Greatest Social Crisis: We Have Stopped Seeing People

We've become great at categorizing people. We've become horrific at just seeing people. We see a political position, a religious label, a social type, a difficult child, an underperforming employee, or someone who has disappointed us. We decide what they...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Jul 10, 2026, 10:46 AM

Social Media and… Mistrust

My post last week was all about the political ramifications of social media. But they are called “social” media for a reason. The social effects are easily as important and problematic. So here goes: the problem and some solutions. The...

Walter Estever Gonzalez

Jul 9, 2026, 7:00 AM

The Scream That Followed Me Home

Illustration created with AI based on the author's memories.

There are sounds that never completely leave the body. They fade for years, hide beneath work, distance, language, and adulthood. Then one afternoon, without warning, they return exactly as they first arrived—raw, immediate, and alive. For me, it was...

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