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Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 PM

The Antizionist Who Acquitted Israel: One of 36 Who Changed Their Minds

In June of this year, I put a question to strangers: Did October 7th change your views about Israel? I asked because it had changed mine. I once held views of Israel I no longer subscribe to. I viewed...

Silas Anastacio

Oct 16, 2026, 8:28 PM

Brazil: Zimerman and Kramer Speak at CIP on Jewish Identity

The Congregação Israelita Paulista (CIP) will hold, on Saturday, October 17, at 7 p.m., a special dialogue featuring Rafael Zimerman, a Brazilian survivor of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel, and Noam Kramer, psychologist and researcher with...

Oct 16, 2026, 6:23 PM

PolitiPoems: 3 poems before the elections

Photo by Steve A Johnson on Unsplash

Who says poetry and politics don’t go together? Here are three (angry) poems on Israel’s upcoming elections. It’s not a time to sit on the fence. Apologies for any offense. PolitiPoem The government failed, on a massive scale, ignored all the warnings, that October...

Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 AM

The welcome Israel should not misread in Marrakech

An Israeli official fastens a Morocco-Israel friendship pin to my shirt at Marrakech Airshow 2026. Both faces are blurred for privacy, given the sensitivity surrounding Israeli participation.

A senior Israeli official gave me a small pin bearing the Moroccan and Israeli flags at the Marrakech Airshow and fastened it on me. Officials there were wearing the same emblem. The gesture was gracious; the political symbolism, considerably...

Oct 15, 2026, 11:01 PM

You Gotta Hear This One Song” – Oct. 7 comic

Written by Josh Eiserike, Illustrated by Tina Ritchie The following comic was written nearly three years ago in the aftermath of October 7. My feelings remain the same as when I wrote it; the only thing that's dated is that...

Silas Anastacio

Oct 15, 2026, 10:29 PM

Beit Halochem Launches Campaign to Aid Wounded Soldiers, Terror Victims

Starting on October 18, the campaign will quadruple all donations, aiming to expand physical, psychological, and social support for those affected by wars and terrorist attacks. Beit Halochem Brazil will kick off the Beit Halochem 2026 Campaign this Sunday, October...

Samuel M. Edelman

Oct 15, 2026, 7:54 PM

The Charge of Genocide Does Not Fit the War in Gaza

The devastation is undeniable, and alleged violations demand investigation. But genocide is a specific legal crime requiring proof of an intent to destroy a protected group—not simply evidence that a war has produced civilian harm. What do Troy Jackson, Robin...

Oct 15, 2026, 10:20 AM

The Wound and the Crown

This is part three of a four-part series about narcissism in a variety of its permutations. It describes a problem, almost as ancient as Judaism, and still important today. Part Three examines how groups disguise privileges as moral licenses. Everyone...

Oct 15, 2026, 2:34 AM

Five Years of Blogging: Parashat Noah, From the Flood to the Work of Repair

This is my fifth-year writing about parashat Noah. I began blogging in 2022, in the midst of COVID, when writing became a form of escape. But with parashat Noah, something changed: I began writing every week, without fail. Each...

Oct 14, 2026, 11:16 PM

I Was Never an Activist. Then People Showed up!

I was never an activist. I cared about causes. I signed petitions, occasionally shared a social media post, and felt terrible when something awful happened in the world. But that was usually where my involvement ended. I had never organized...

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