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Oct 7, 2026, 2:54 PM

A Political Reading of Parashat Bereshit

Leadership is tested not when decisions succeed, but when they fail. Three years after the catastrophe of October 7th, an urgent political question remains unanswered: Who is responsible for the failure that allowed the massacre to happen? The Israeli...

Oct 7, 2026, 2:43 PM

Israel’s Silent Crisis Part IV: The Uniform Isn’t the Only Way to Serve

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Three years ago, on October 7, everything changed. Israel changed. And I changed with it. Before October 7, I had already spent much of my adult life in public service and politics. I had served in the army, continued in the...

Oct 3, 2026, 7:25 PM

When the State misleads itself

A lack of information seldom causes disastrous political decisions, though it remains one of the handiest excuses. Officials offer three claims: the leadership was in the dark, the reports failed to reach it or state agencies misread the situation....

Joseph C. Kaplan

Oct 2, 2026, 7:01 AM

Deracheha Darchei No’am – Her Ways are Pleasant Ways

Some of the most difficult questions in life as well as in Jewish law (halacha) — questions that are practically, psychologically, emotionally, and legally fraught — deal with end-of-life issues. Sharon and I have agonized over them, in moments...

Eliezer Avraham

Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 AM

Bravery Without Borders: Honoring Modern Guardians of Jewish Life

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A proposal for Israel to establish a Presidential Citation for Civil Courage and a modern Righteous Guardians of Life classification for non‑Jews who save Jewish lives in moments of war or terror. The Moral Imperative to Recognize Courage Beyond Borders Israel...

Michael Bresler

Sep 29, 2026, 4:50 PM

The Jewish Case for Inefficiency

I keep thinking about this question when it comes to everything we do that requires us to build strength.. not just physical but mental as well What if some of the inefficiencies we're trying so hard to eliminate are actually...

Andy Blumenthal

Sep 28, 2026, 3:56 AM

Hard-Code G-d Into AI

Artificial intelligence cannot answer only to human commands. It must be built to serve the goodness of G-d and protect the people and world He created. A friend told me about a colleague who accepted lucrative night work after his...

Sep 27, 2026, 3:31 PM

Israel needs to take the erosion of US support seriously

Then-defense minister Benny Gantz speaks in Rishon LeZion, October 20, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90/ File)

I believe in a broad Zionist government that doesn't rely on extremists – for the sake of Israel’s alliances and Jews everywhere

Sep 25, 2026, 11:50 PM

The Netanyahu Bogeyman

Benjamin Netanyahu, Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, Ghazi Hamad, Nabih Berri

The Netanyahu Bogeyman: How Israel's Enemies Hide Behind One Name There's a cynical playbook at work in the campaign against Israel, and it starts with two words: Benjamin Netanyahu. For those who seek to delegitimize the Jewish state, Netanyahu has...

Sep 23, 2026, 11:01 AM

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Golda Meir looks different to me after October 7. My uncle Yossi Peer’s younger brother was Ze’ev Peer, Zeevik. He was 19 when the Yom Kippur War began and served in a tank unit. On October 7, 1973, his tank...

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