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Sep 28, 2026, 9:02 PM

The Sukkah: Making Space for What Comes Next

After the intensity of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sukkot arrives with a very different energy. We have spent days reflecting, praying, asking for forgiveness, and imagining the year ahead. And then, almost unexpectedly, the Torah asks us to...

Daphne Lazar Price

Sep 28, 2026, 3:10 PM

I want to read the essays

Young men writing essays. (iStock)

When you were accused of drugging and gang-raping a woman and given the opportunity to mitigate against the alleged crime, what did you say?

Deborah Gastfreund Schuss

Sep 23, 2026, 5:43 AM

Jewish students’ future at US colleges hangs on Supreme Court

The recent annual reading in Newport, R.I., of George Washington’s letter to that community’s Hebrew Congregation in 1790 is a timely reminder of the first U.S. president’s commitment to Jewish safety. Washington’s eloquent choice of words affirmed that “It is now...

Jaime Kardontchik

Sep 19, 2026, 1:04 AM

Jews are dhimmis (II)

Dear Graduate: You are probably unfamiliar with the word “dhimmi”. For your information, an analogy will make it clear: “dhimmi”: The status accorded to the Jews in the Muslim countries in Northern Africa and the Middle East since the seventh century...

Sep 13, 2026, 9:26 PM

The End of the Startup Nation?

The Soviet Union, formally known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a country composed of 15 units known as republics. Among these republics was Russia, which was the largest, most populous, and most dominant of the...

Sep 11, 2026, 2:42 PM

The Shofar Awakens Us: A Call for Ethics in Social Work

As Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, 5787 approaches, everything feels loaded. The fringe has become mainstream and inversions are so commonplace we’re rarely surprised by the latest outlandish headline. As the school year begins, our newest generation of social...

Sep 8, 2026, 5:41 PM

Israel’s Education System Needs a Reset

The PISA 2025 results are a wake-up call. Israel has just recorded its lowest-ever PISA results - and we cannot simply carry on as before. The results are in. And we need to pay attention. Fast. The latest OECD PISA 2025...

Sep 8, 2026, 1:56 PM

Asking Forgiveness from non-Jewish Israelis

President Herzog, June 20223 (Haim Zach/GPO)

When we here in Israel soon gather for the Tishrei holidays and examine the past Hebrew calendar year’s deeds, including interpersonal relationships, we’ll most likely focus on our familiar – Jewish – environs. There are good reasons why we...

Sep 7, 2026, 9:00 AM

In The Beginning

Chapter 1 In the beginning, G-d created Artificial Intelligence. And it was good. But some men said, “No. It is bad. These large, electric chips of gold and silver are tools of the Devil. They turn brains into mush. They will destroy...

Silas Anastacio

Sep 3, 2026, 10:08 PM

Scholarship Fund Raises R$49.5M, Secures Studies for 865 Students

The campaign mobilized 4,518 donors and hundreds of volunteers; the closing event at Hebraica was marked by emotion and celebration with a traditional “Le Chaim.” The Annual Scholarship Fund Campaign of the Jewish Community of São Paulo concluded on Monday...

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