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Nov 6, 2026, 12:37 AM

The Train Movement

The night before the last Knesset dissolved, I wrote to someone who over time became my anchor in the political world about how strange it felt that "tomorrow it is all over." True to his calm nature, where still...

Shlomit Metz-Poolat

Nov 5, 2026, 6:42 PM

Israel: My Apartheid State…Not!

Last night I had an interesting experience visiting a hospital ER with a friend. A true eye opener for anyone visiting Israel (pun intended as we visited the emergency ocular clinic in the hospital). I absolutely suggest that you...

Nov 4, 2026, 2:32 PM

A Sticker on the Door

Next Thursday morning, a small sticker will go up on the front door of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. It is easy to miss. It says PTSD Friendly, and it means that anyone living with trauma who walks through...

Nov 3, 2026, 6:43 PM

There’s Always Hope’: Fighting Fear, Lies and a War We Can Still Win

Moshe Spern, Co-Founder and President of United Jewish Teachers (UJT) has been on nearly every New York news station this year. Off camera, he has a harder message for the Jewish community.

Nov 2, 2026, 6:03 PM

The Bernie Sanders Paradox

From a Labor Zionist kibbutz to accusing Israel of genocide There are some public figures I disagree with and never think about again. Bernie Sanders isn’t one of them. I’ve always regarded Bernie as a man of conviction. For more than...

Nov 2, 2026, 3:27 PM

‘We weren’t there’: What I heard when Herzi Halevi broke his silence

In a packed Manhattan hall, Israel’s former chief of staff owned the failure of October 7, buried the betrayal myth, and revealed that Sinwar’s battle plan included orders to go viral. Some conferences you attend. Others you carry home with...

Joshua Z. Rokach

Nov 2, 2026, 12:19 AM

R. Yisachar Ber of Belz: 100-Year Lebacy

Tonight, 22 Marcheshvan 5787, marks the centennial anniversary of the death of the Third Rebbe of Belz, R. Yisachar Ber Rokach (also known as R. Yissachar Dov). His piety and approach to life in his turbulent times still have ...

Nov 1, 2026, 5:24 AM

Omer Adam Reminded Us What Peoplehood Feels Like

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On Thursday night, Israeli singer Omer Adam took the stage at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, before a crowd of roughly 18,000 people. Jewish identity was on full display throughout the arena, worn openly and with unmistakable pride. Stars...

Oct 31, 2026, 10:35 PM

How Israel Cut Battlefield Deaths by More Than Half

My IDF Palmar unit medivacing a wounded soldier from Gaza. Photo ©️ T. Book, 2026

Some statistics are easy to skim past. This is not one of them. During the Second Lebanon War in 2006, roughly 15% of Israeli soldiers wounded in combat died of their injuries. In the current war, that figure is 7.1%....

Oct 30, 2026, 5:35 PM

Qāribāni wa-mirwāḥiyyatun

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Do you know the parable about the two boats and a helicopter? I remember becoming powerfully aware of it in 2005 right after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and environs. The story was everywhere online. A massive hurricane rages. An...

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