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Gershon Blumstein

Oct 29, 2026, 11:56 PM

The Israel I inherited, the Israel I wrestle with

I inherited my love of Israel. Nobody told me that one day I might have to work out what that love requires of me. Growing up, Israel was woven into the Jewish story I knew before I understood politics. My...

Aharon Ariel Lavi

Oct 29, 2026, 9:19 PM

What Does it Mean to Know Another Person?

When we say that someone knows something, we generally mean that they have acquired an understanding of, or familiarity with, something outside themselves. But in the Bible, the word "know" does not always carry this meaning. Already in the Book...

Oct 29, 2026, 4:24 PM

How we treat the (non-hostile) stranger

I firmly believe that God wants us to focus first on making a positive difference in the lives of those closest to us. Our responsibility to everyone else comes second. Yet there is something particularly revealing about how we...

Oct 28, 2026, 7:46 AM

Discussing outreach with Rabbi Yehoshua Lewis, Executive Director of Mesorah NJ

A few years ago, I had the esteemed privilege of befriending Rabbi Yehoshua Lewis. Rabbi Yehoshua Lewis is the co-founder and Executive Director of Mesorah, NJ, a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting Jewish millennials and young professionals (ages 20–30)...

Oct 27, 2026, 1:02 AM

The Torah Holds the Hidden Quantum Secrets of the Universe.

The Zohar condenses an entire cosmology into a single luminous sentence: "God looked into the Torah and created the world; man looks into the Torah and sustains the world" (Zohar II, 161b). The underlying principle is that the Torah...

Allen S. Maller

Oct 26, 2026, 6:31 PM

How Tahrif Texts Started

The Islamic concept of taḥrīf (the corruption or alteration of earlier YHVH sacred scriptures) is the Jewish tradition of midrash (interpretive expansion and creative engagement with text) which is Midrash as Creative Continuity asserts that textual differences, or evolving...

Oct 25, 2026, 5:27 PM

Rabbi makes a bold declaration: “I am one of a kind!” And surprise…so are you!

Rabbi Declares: I AM ONE OF A KIND! …..AND SO ARE YOU!! The Extraordinary Inheritance We Received from Abraham There are billions of people in this world. Billions of faces, personalities, and life stories. Yet throughout all of human history, there has...

Richard H. Schwartz

Oct 25, 2026, 10:46 AM

Israel’s Best Hope for a Positive Future

Israel faces a fateful choice: continue down a path of seemingly endless conflict, growing international isolation, spreading antisemitism, and mounting demographic and economic challenges—or pursue a strategy offering lasting security, regional acceptance, and a brighter future. Military strength cannot...

Andy Blumenthal

Oct 25, 2026, 3:31 AM

Go Forth. Take the Porcelain Bird.

Every morning, I walk into the lobby of my building, a beautiful, modern complex with hundreds of units, and check the common table. It has become my daily ritual, like checking the weather, except more surprising. Yesterday: a stack of...

Oct 24, 2026, 9:25 AM

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk

Another Inconvenient Truth About Israel Fate. Belonging. Principles. Justice. Admiration. Love. These are the foundations of my relationships with people, but even more importantly, they are the reasons I have devoted decades of my life, unconditionally, to Israel. I am a highly...

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