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Jun 10, 2026, 8:38 PM

For Life Do Us Part

Whilst the annual reading of the impropriety of Korach and his followers never gets any easier to understand, there seems to be an unsettling familiarity with his actions. Rashi on the curious phrase used to introduce the narrative, Vayikach...

Jun 9, 2026, 3:11 PM

When hands speak louder than politics

Shirley Pinto is applauded in sign language by members of parliament during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, on July 12, 2021. (Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

The Knesset's recognition of Israeli Sign Language is a historic victory for human dignity – and for leaders who can transcend partisan battles

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Jun 6, 2026, 10:45 AM

Israel’s Double Reclassification

The most dangerous political events do not always announce themselves as ruptures. Sometimes the rupture is hidden inside continuity. The flag remains in place, the offices remain open, the parliamentary procedures continue, the alliance is reaffirmed, and the language...

May 27, 2026, 4:04 PM

Elections are Coming. They Must Be Free and Fair.

The first preliminary bill to dissolve the Knesset ahead of looming elections passed yesterday. The announcement, while both expected and anxiously awaited, comes at an extremely difficult moment in Israeli history. The outcome will undoubtedly shape how millions of...

Michael Zoosman

May 21, 2026, 11:45 PM

Hamas Threats Confirm Worst Incitement Fears After Israel’s Death Penalty Laws

May 21, 2026, 10:49 PM

Protecting Heritage & ‘Jerusalem Syndrome’: Then and now

“Jerusalem syndrome” is a term referring to a cluster of religiously oriented psychological phenomena and acute psychotic episodes associated with visiting Jerusalem. Individuals affected by the syndrome may develop intense religious delusions, including the belief that they are biblical...

Saadia Mascarini

May 21, 2026, 10:45 PM

Enough Is Enough: The Slander Against Reform Jews Must End

For months, we have been witnessing, from members of the coalition, a campaign of insults, delegitimization, and incitement against Reform Jews. These are no longer isolated unfortunate remarks. This has become a political line. First came the words of Galit...

Ryan Aviv Fagan

May 20, 2026, 9:21 PM

May Golan Is Picking the Wrong Fight

At a time when Jews around the world are dealing with rising antisemitism, increased security concerns, harassment on college campuses, and an explosion of anti-Jewish rhetoric online, Israeli minister May Golan apparently decided that one of her priorities should...

Michael Zoosman

May 18, 2026, 8:37 PM

The Shameful Company of Global Executioners that Israel now Keeps

We, the thousands of members of “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty” across Israel and the world, lament the fact that the two barbaric execution-related bills that a majority of Knesset members have recently passed into law place Israel...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 13, 2026, 4:09 AM

‘Indiana Trump’ Barks Again; No Bite Yet

In the brutal chessboard of Middle Eastern geopolitics, the Spanish proverb perro que ladra no muerde—a dog that barks does not bite—now defines President Donald Trump’s Iran strategy with merciless clarity. Since the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire took effect on April 8,...

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