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Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 22, 2026, 11:36 AM

A Loaf of Bread in the Shadow of War.

What the Torah, the Qur’an and the neuroscience of hope teach us about kindness when hatred becomes easy Sometimes societal change begins with a loaf of bread. A ration card passed secretly across a table. A false identity written onto a...

Aug 22, 2026, 11:19 AM

The Wedding Hamas Could Not Stop

Yesterday, I watched videos of the wedding of two people I have never met, with tears in my eyes. I was not among the thousand guests celebrating under the chuppah of Eliya Cohen and Ziv Abud at Ronit Farm...

Aug 21, 2026, 5:32 AM

The Parameters of Justice (Ki Teitse, Covenant & Conversation)

In Deuteronomy 24, we encounter - for the first time - the explicit statement of a law of far-reaching significance: “Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for parents. A...

Allen S. Maller

Aug 21, 2026, 5:23 AM

There Is No Voting In Gaza; But There Are Polls

A Poll by Dr. Khalil Shikaki (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research) found that only 20% of Palestinians say that Hamas emerged victorious from the war in Gaza, according to a poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for...

Aug 20, 2026, 10:08 PM

The Power of Prayer – Hope for the High Holidays

Howdy and shalom. I hope all are well and have been enjoying a nice summer. I am returning from my break from my TOI Blog. I have spent time reflecting, writing music, reading, and trying to stay cool. We...

Ben-Tzion Spitz

Aug 20, 2026, 8:32 PM

Foundations for Life (Ki Tetze)

“If we do not maintain Justice, Justice will not maintain us.” — Francis Bacon In the period approaching the New Year and Yom Kippur, one may wonder about the preponderance of concern with Divine Justice. If, as we believe, God...

Richard H. Schwartz

Aug 20, 2026, 3:13 PM

Parshat Ki Teitze message: Can Compassion for a Bird Help Bring Moshiach?

"If you come across a bird's nest on any tree or on the ground, and it contains baby birds or eggs, then, if the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along...

Allen S. Maller

Aug 20, 2026, 12:30 PM

We Will Survive: Qiyamah Optimistic Eschatology

The Book 1 Enoch marks a new religious perspective. So familiar do 1 Ezra’s themes look in retrospect – angels, personal and national Judgment, one or two Messiahs, plus a Son of Man – that we can easily fail...

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...

Walter Estever Gonzalez

Aug 20, 2026, 6:50 AM

The Mountain That Refused the War

AI-generated illustration inspired by the slopes of Chaparrastique volcano in El Salvador.

People often ask me what I remember most about growing up during El Salvador's civil war. They expect stories about soldiers, explosions, fear, or death. Those memories exist, but they are not the first ones that come to me....

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