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Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Nov 6, 2026, 12:47 PM

Israel Needs Devolution

Israel’s national elections are behind us – and so are the US midterm elections. There’s a connection here, but not the one people are talking about (“will the Democrat majority turn against Israel?”). Rather, Israel can learn a thing...

Douglas F. Williamson

Nov 5, 2026, 10:45 PM

What Abraham’s servant taught me about choosing for character and fit

I once gave a junior employee a lot of responsibility in choosing a consultant. Torah interpretations through the Bridge6 leadership model Parashat Chayei Sarah · Genesis 24:1-27 and 24:57-58 This Shabbat we’re on to Chayei Sarah in which Sarah dies and Abraham...

Nov 3, 2026, 6:32 PM

Just make a national unity government already!

As the accompanying new Ayin Tova Cartoon shows, our political leaders should stop acting like children. The heads of the major centrist Zionist parties must stop whining, put on their big-boy pants, and finally sit down to compromise. Together, they...

Ruthie Hollander

Nov 2, 2026, 7:27 PM

Do middot actually matter?

From The Jewish Vue's most recent edition.

There’s a quote from Vayikrah Rabbah on the walls of the Ramaz Lobby: “Good character is a prerequisite for Torah.” The message is literal; according to our sages, there were 26 generations who demonstrated good character before the laws of the...

Nov 2, 2026, 12:15 AM

A right-winger’s warning to Eisenkot: Unity has a price

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Eisenkot has a mandate to govern. But relying on the Arab parties rather than compromising with the Zionist right would be a grave mistake

Michael Bresler

Nov 1, 2026, 3:54 PM

Before We Worry About AI Ruining Humanity

We spend much time thinking about the future of humanity. We are watching artificial intelligence advance at an extraordinary pace. We're asking important questions about what it means for our jobs, our relationships, our children and our communities. Will technology make...

Douglas F. Williamson

Oct 29, 2026, 8:40 PM

Vayera: A partnership lesson from Abraham’s treaty with Abimelech

I once helped build a partnership that signed on before it truly agreed. Abraham’s treaty with Abimelech shows what was missing. Torah interpretations through the Bridge6 leadership model Parashat Vayera · Genesis 20:1-18 and 21:22-34 This Shabbat we read Parashat Vayera, and...

Oct 28, 2026, 11:36 AM

My Two Shekels: Israel Needs to Move Beyond Bibi

Recently, I watched the animated film David⁠ with my daughter. She is two and a half, and we watched it in Hebrew to help strengthen her Hebrew. Some parts scared her. She had questions, and we took our time, finally...

Stephen A. Cooper

Oct 27, 2026, 11:51 AM

The Blood on Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s Hands

Recently, in his article “Alabama Man’s Death Sentence Is Commuted as Governor Cites Thin Evidence,” about how Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted Toforest Johnson’s death sentence to life without the possibility of parole, New York Times reporter Eduardo Medina...

Oct 26, 2026, 11:56 AM

‘Until complete victory’

As we get ready to vote in these fateful elections, I have been thinking about this slogan that I have heard so much from our government over the past three years and that I still see on bumper stickers...

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