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Allen S. Maller

Jul 10, 2026, 7:38 AM

Jews reading about Prophet Ishmael as well as Prophet Isaac

Muslims know that Hagar and her son Prophet Ishmael are mentioned in the Biblical book of Genesis, (chapter 21); but very few know that every year Jews in synagogues worldwide read Genesis chapters 21 and 22 on the first...

Allen S. Maller

Jul 4, 2026, 10:23 PM

One Mahdi Plus 3 Messiahs VS Armageddon”s Super Hot Planet

Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under furnace-like temperatures as central and eastern American cities hunkered down for a heat wave. Over the last four years, more than 200,000 people have died in the E.U. due to extreme heat. Figures from France's...

Allen S. Maller

Jul 3, 2026, 12:52 PM

Abraham’s Three Ongoing Religions

Ashura marks the 10th day of the 1st month of Muharram, on the Islamic lunar calendar of 1448. Ashura for 2026 was observed on sundown of June 25th ending at sundown on June 26th. The day commemorates for Shia Muslims the...

Allen S. Maller

Jun 27, 2026, 12:22 AM

10 Muharram (Ashura) and Nine Av for Tragedy and Forgiveness 1

Ashura marks the 10th day of the 1st month of Muharram, on the Islamic lunar calendar of 1448. Ashura for 2026 is observed on sundown of June 25th ending at sundown on June 26th. The day commemorates for Shia Muslims the...

Jun 24, 2026, 8:32 PM

We Both Thought the Other One Left

Yesterday, I spent an hour and a half on Chicago’s South Side with a Black community leader and his beautiful wife. I had met him years ago while lobbying in Springfield, and something about him stayed with me. Some people...

Allen S. Maller

Jun 20, 2026, 10:10 AM

Tawhid Holiness Is Linked to Respecting Kaab’a and Temple Mount

Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque is one of the most sacred places in Islam, where Muslims believe Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven, and nearby (600 feet) are the ruins of the Jerusalem Temple known to Jews as the Temple Mount, where...

Jun 12, 2026, 1:25 PM

Israel’s tribes united meet the United Arab Emirates

Former president Reuven Rivlin famously described Israeli society as comprising four "tribes": the ultra-Orthodox, religious Zionists, secular Jews, and Arabs. In early June, dozens of men and women from all four tribes journeyed together as a single delegation to...

Claire R. Bright

Jun 9, 2026, 8:14 PM

Gesher Tzar Meod

Today, I attended a gynecology conference in London to speak about DES—a topic I have explored in previous blog posts. I spoke about patient experience, medical harm, and the heavy physical toll women carry from decisions made before they...

Allen S. Maller

Jun 6, 2026, 9:41 PM

A Jewish Korean Princess Rabbi

GLENN ALTSCHULE writes about the daughter of Fred Warnick, a Jewish American, and Yi Sulija, a Korean Buddhist. Angela Buchdahl, who was the first Asian American ordained as a rabbi in North America, and is the senior rabbi at...

Shamai Leibowitz

Jun 6, 2026, 12:14 AM

✈️ The Point of No Return

During takeoff, as an airplane accelerates down the runway, there is a critical moment when the copilot announces, "V1." What does it mean? It means the aircraft has reached a speed at which an aborted takeoff is no longer possible. There is...

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