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Aug 21, 2026, 1:33 PM

The most important election no one is talking about

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It's easy to forget how the world is counting on the next UN secretary-general; the right person might even save the United Nations from its current decline

Shamai Leibowitz

Aug 21, 2026, 8:37 AM

The Stranger in Your Tent

What do returning lost property, a desert tent, and the Arabic greeting—adopted by many Hebrew speakers—Ahlan wa sahlan ("welcome") have in common? They all have a connection to the Semitic root: א-ה-ל (A-H-L). While Hebrew kept Ohel (אֹהֶל) as the physical tent, Arabic came to use ahl (أَهْل) to mean the family living inside it....

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...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 21, 2026, 5:25 AM

Capability does not equal Trust.

Capability ≠ Trust Project Glasswing, artificial intelligence, human expertise — and why the most capable system is not necessarily the system we should trust Artificial intelligence is becoming extraordinarily capable. That sentence is increasingly difficult to dispute. Models can write software. Read medical literature. Analyse...

Kathleen J. Rusnak

Aug 21, 2026, 1:16 AM

How Western Dreams of Peace Crash on Israeli Soil

Western Peace Gestures Meet Israel's Raw Realities

Liberal peace initiatives and even “woke” ideals are familiar concepts to me. Born in Euclid, Ohio and ordained as an ELCA Lutheran minister, I’m also a member of an Episcopal church in New Hampshire. Additionally—having lived in Israel—I feel...

Aug 20, 2026, 9:24 AM

Why I’m Changing My Mind About Trump’s Naval Blockade of Iran

In June I wrote that the strategy behind the American naval blockade was to provoke Iran's implosion, and I doubted the instrument could deliver it. Six days ago I showed that no blockade in the past century has ever...

Aug 20, 2026, 9:18 AM

The Illusion of the Jungle: The Quantum Physics of Chassidic Oneness

We live in a culture profoundly addicted to conflict. Look at the headlines, algorithmically driven feeds, or daily social commentary, and a depressing pattern emerges: what commands our attention is discord, the clash of egos, power struggles, and the...

Daniella Shamir

Aug 19, 2026, 6:32 PM

Young Israelis Are Watching. Are Politicians Listening?

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At almost every Friday night dinner, family gathering, or political discussion, I hear the same concern from older Israelis: young people are disconnected from politics. They worry that my generation will not show up to vote in the next...

Aug 19, 2026, 6:23 PM

Likud’s 2026 Primaries

The Likud primaries of August 17 were not simply an internal party contest. They were a referendum on the direction of the Israeli right after four of the most consequential years in the history of the State of Israel....

Aug 19, 2026, 10:47 AM

Itamar Ben-Gvir: The More He Shocks, the More Entrenched He Becomes

Few Israeli politicians provoke as immediate a reaction as Itamar Ben-Gvir. For much of the Israeli left and international opinion, he embodies the far right at its most alarming and repellent: Kahanism, radical nationalism, a taste for provocation and...

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