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Allen S. Maller

Oct 2, 2026, 8:31 AM

Islam’s 99 Names of Allah, and Judaism’s One Sacred Name of YHVH

Islam's 99 names of Allah, and Judaism's 70 sacred names of God share deep linguistic, historical, and spiritual connections. We have Shared Semitic Roots: Arabic and Hebrew are sister languages. Divine attributes in the Qur'an and the Hebrew Bible...

Steve Glickstein

Oct 1, 2026, 5:45 PM

Security Guards Can’t Change Hearts

Security Guards Can't Change Hearts
Created by Steve Glickstein with AI

A guard can stop someone at the door. A guard can't change what they believe about Jews. We need guards more than ever. But if guards are all we have, we're only surviving. Every time I enter or leave a...

Sep 28, 2026, 1:08 PM

UN General Assembly and the Stasis Among Israelis and Palestinians

(Yutaka Nagata / United Nations Photo)

Last week at the UN General Assembly meetings in NY, as International President of B’nai B’rith, my colleagues and I joined the top representatives of other major Jewish organizations in meetings with foreign ministers and presidents of many nations...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Sep 28, 2026, 4:03 AM

⁦⁧איפה משה היום?⁩ | ⁧أين موسى عليه السلام اليوم؟⁩ | Where Is Moses Today?⁩

Pharaoh’s Guide to Modern Political Leadership When you cannot answer the accusation, commission a biography of the accuser. A satire on the "modern" press "office". The first rule of machiavellian political leadership is straightforward: when someone asks what you have done,...

Sep 24, 2026, 7:14 PM

A Jewish Journey Through Scandinavia Reveals Three Wartime Responses

Three Countries, Three Wartime Stories: What Scandinavia Reveals About the Holocaust There are journeys that take you from one destination to another—and there are journeys that change the way you understand history. My recent Jewish heritage press trip with Jewish Copenhagen...

Sep 23, 2026, 12:57 PM

Strengthening Dialogue Between Muslims and Jews Amid Turbulent Geopolitics

One tested way to repair a fractured world marked by geopolitical strife and tension is that of interfaith dialogue. In the face of growing conflict and instability, religious leaders hold a unique capacity to bridge divides, counter extremist narratives,...

Allen S. Maller

Sep 20, 2026, 7:05 AM

Prof. Emanuel Tov And The Sons of Israel or God Tahrif – Deuteronomy 32:8

Professor Emanuel Tov, the Magnes Professor of Bible (emeritus) in the Department of Bible at the Hebrew University, where he received his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies points out that the Haʾazinu poem towards the end of Deuteronomy (Deut 32:1–43),...

David Charles Pollack

Sep 19, 2026, 6:05 PM

Did Muhammad Fast on Yom Kippur?

Before Muslims had to fast during Ramadan, there was Ashura. Ashura falls on the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic year. Muhammad is said to have explained that fasting on Ashura atones for the sins of...

Allen S. Maller

Sep 17, 2026, 6:48 AM

Of 2000 Prophets 1000 Were Ongoing Israelites

Brannon Wheeler in his article: ”Arab Prophets of the Quran and Bible." Journal of Quranic Studies 8.2 (2006): 24-57: a study that focuses on the question of the ‘Arab’ prophets Hūd, Sālih, and Shucayb. Of all the prophets mentioned...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Sep 16, 2026, 5:19 AM

USPI Part 2 – Mind as a Public Good and Pathways.

Author’s note: In the previous article, the index was referred to as both UPSI and USPI while the naming was being refined. The final name used here is USPI — the ʿUmar Stewardship Performance Index. The underlying idea has...

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