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Aug 25, 2026, 3:03 AM

Is This The Kind Of Aliyah We Currently Need?

Jake Turx, senior White House correspondent for Mishpacha magazine, recently proposed on X what he called an “eight-billion-dollar idea”: build a development in Israel tailored to the needs, standards, and lifestyle of American Chareidim, then use it as a...

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Aug 24, 2026, 6:09 PM

Netanyahu Didn’t Just Attend a Concert. He Borrowed a Public.

Politicians have always looked for places where politics does not look like politics. They are photographed in their kitchens, at diners and county fairs, walking through the shuk, buying at a falafel counter. The setting varies and the purpose...

Aug 24, 2026, 5:07 PM

The Lessons of the Altalena for Israel in 2026

The Altalena burning off the coast of Tel Aviv in 1948. Photo ©️ GPO, 2026

News of the rediscovery of the Altalena was headline news across Israel this week. Seventy-eight years ago, as the Altalena burned on the beachfront of Tel Aviv, the Jewish people were poised on the brink of civil war. In today’s polarizing times,...

Aug 23, 2026, 11:28 AM

Israel’s Most Powerful Weapon Is Normal Life

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk (AI)

When people speak about Israel’s strength, they usually reach for the obvious examples. The Israel Defense Forces. The Iron Dome. The Air Force. Mossad. Cybersecurity. Medical innovation. Intelligence. Technology. All of these are important, but after years of watching Israel...

Aug 22, 2026, 5:29 PM

Redirect Haredi Subsidies Toward Employment

The next government should preserve equal social protection while redirecting part of sector-specific funding toward audited employment, training, and lasting economic independence. Public debate over government support for Israel's Haredi population has become trapped between two familiar positions. One side...

Andy Blumenthal

Aug 22, 2026, 11:37 AM

The Work of Living After October 7

ALS scares me. So does terrorism. Both force us to confront how suddenly life can change. I did not come to Tuesdays with Morrie as someone revisiting an old favorite. I came to it after October 7, carrying questions I...

Aug 22, 2026, 11:17 AM

Inches to Metric: Merkaz Lavi – PTSD/PTG (Post Traumatic Growth) #2

Merkaz Lavi-PTSD center.

The Magic in Reality I wrote a prior blog Merkaz Lavi (click), explaining why/how we got involved in creating our center, and issues regarding PTSD. This dives deeper into how we went about creating/manifesting Merkaz Lavi. Manifesting! What does it take...

Bruce D. Forman

Aug 21, 2026, 5:37 AM

Can Jews Ever Be Happy?

Every year my wife and I spend time in France. This year we did the unthinkable: we went to Disney Paris. Alright, so I had a discount coupon. Getting there involved easy train rides from Le Marais that brought...

Aug 20, 2026, 10:50 PM

Operation Precision Aliyah

While the following story is fictional, the strategic question is serious. At 2:07 a.m., the Mossad Director was summoned to the Prime Minister’s Office. He arrived expecting Iran, an arms shipment or a terrorist cell. Instead, the Prime Minister pushed a red...

Aug 20, 2026, 3:02 PM

Book review – Between Torah and Derech Eretz

A few months ago, a collector from Israel went around with the attached tzedakah card. The card described an impoverished family whose children were sleeping on the floor. It then explained that the father learns Torah all day, resulting...

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