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Jul 4, 2026, 10:25 PM

How a Daring Rescue Inspired a ‘Social Entebbe’

On the night of July 3, 1976, I stepped off a Hercules aircraft onto the tarmac of Entebbe Airport. We landed in darkness, four thousand kilometers from home, knowing that the success of the entire operation depended on every...

Jul 4, 2026, 10:48 AM

Mizrahi Civilization

Mizrahi Civilization: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

“The Yiddish people must be counted among the founder nations of Europe.” — Paul Kriwaczek, Yiddish Civilization The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation In his acclaimed book Yiddish Civilization: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation, historian and writer...

Jul 3, 2026, 10:54 PM

The Little Shop That Saved a Nation

As America celebrates 250 years of liberty, we honor not only the soldiers who fought on the battlefield but also the civilians whose courage and sacrifice made freedom possible. Among these patriots stands a man whose name history whispers but...

Diego Serebrennik

Jul 3, 2026, 5:21 PM

Twenty Centuries of Being Looked At

How the gaze on the Jews was built, and the question it leaves What can a Jew do, standing in an inheritance of twenty centuries of being defined from outside? I ask it as a practical question and I intend...

Jul 3, 2026, 3:03 PM

‘To bigotry no sanction’: At 250, America has defied the history of Jewish exile

Close up of Statue the Liberty, New York City (iStock)

The US is no guarantee against hate, but it also isn't a manifestation of the latest oppressive empire. America’s DNA is simply diﬀerent

Jul 3, 2026, 12:47 PM

America’s Enduring Covenant with Israel

Vibrant American flag flying against a clear blue sky, symbolizing freedom and patriotism from the website Pexels, free download for non-commercial use (https://www.pexels.com/photo/us-a-flag-on-pole-under-blue-sky-7483195/).

The relationship between the United States and Israel is frequently explained through the language of military cooperation, intelligence sharing and common strategic interests. Yet its historical foundations run much deeper. For centuries, America's political culture has drawn upon biblical...

Jul 3, 2026, 12:23 PM

Shabbat Returns to the US Supreme Court

Three days before the Republic marks its 250th birthday, the United States Supreme Court agreed to answer a question that would have troubled the sleep of American Jews as far back as colonial Newport and Charleston: whether a government...

Jul 3, 2026, 12:42 AM

Haym Salomon: Jewish Patriot of the American Revolutionary War

"It isn't charity I ask; it's an offering to the cause of liberty, a cause sacred to us above all others, because centuries of bitter persecution have taught us the value of liberty. It is not our duty to...

Jul 2, 2026, 11:47 PM

A Man of Masks and Mountains

One of the saddest moments in the Torah walks hand in hand with one of its most selfless. In this week’s parasha, after counting the Jewish People who will shortly possess the Land of Israel, Moshe is reminded that...

Allen S. Maller

Jul 2, 2026, 10:51 PM

Ashura is 10th day of Muharram and 9th of Av are tragedies not to happen again

Ashura marks the 10th day of the 1st month of Muharram, on the Islamic lunar calendar of 1448. Ashura for 2026 was observed on sundown of June 25th ending at sundown on June 26th. The day commemorates for Shia...

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