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Marc J. Rosenstein

Aug 21, 2026, 8:36 AM

The Jewish Power Blog: Powerless Leaders

According to Jeremiah chapter 38, during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem (587 BCE), the prophet is sent to prison for prophesying that rebellion against Babylon will lead to destruction – that Babylonian rule must be accepted as a punishment...

Annette Poizner

Aug 21, 2026, 5:26 AM

The Ancestors Within Us: A Chinese and Jewish Legacy

A remarkable scientific claim has recently been travelling around social media. Spend ten minutes a day thinking about one grandparent, it says, and after thirty days, genes inherited from that grandparent will become more active. It is a captivating idea. It...

Aug 20, 2026, 1:09 PM

We Don’t Walk Away

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For more than 40 years - having stepped into this sacred calling when I was barely more than a young man myself - I have had the profound privilege of serving as a mohel. Over those four decades, standing...

Aug 20, 2026, 9:56 AM

Lions of Elul: A Safari Road to Repentance

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A tense encounter with a wild predator in the Maasai Mara and an inspiring discovery of Kenya’s lion-hearted Jews

Aug 19, 2026, 6:42 PM

What Elul Can Teach Us about the Aliyah Debate

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There’s a strange argument happening right now between Jews in America and Jews in Israel. It started with a debate over aliyah. Some American Jews are saying Israel needs to do more to make moving there realistic — more affordable...

Jonathan Muskat

Aug 19, 2026, 6:32 PM

What Is Elul Actually Asking of Me?

Can I tell you about a confession that didn't work? Picture doing everything right. You feel it, really feel it, not the performed version. You say the words. You mean them. "This happened because I drifted from God." Honest. Unflinching....

Eliezer Simcha Weiss

Aug 19, 2026, 6:15 PM

Before we begin again

Elul — A Time to Bring the Past to a Close Elul is not merely a month of preparation for Rosh Hashanah. Elul is a time to stop and honestly look back at the year that has passed: Where did...

Aug 19, 2026, 3:00 AM

אֱלוּל תְּשַׁפ”ו: It’s Time to Pay Attention to the Soul

Our world has a lot going on within it, maybe in a way that feels at times like what the Torah calls "תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ," a wild and chaotic place that is lacking order, light, and even direction. Whether it be...

Aug 18, 2026, 7:00 PM

Who Will Ask Forgiveness of Us?

Every year, as Elul arrives and the High Holy Days draw near, I begin making my list. Who have I hurt? Whose feelings have I ignored? Where have I spoken too quickly, judged too harshly, or failed to show...

Aug 18, 2026, 6:07 AM

Witnessing Our Return

I don’t want to be alone. I don’t mean that I always want someone beside me. I spend a lot of time alone, and often seek it out. I walk in the forest alone. I think alone. Some of the...

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