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Oct 20, 2026, 2:28 AM

Noah, the Animals, and the Generation of HAMAS

Noah, the Animals, and the Generation of HAMAS: From Violence to CHESED The Ark, the Rainbow, and God’s Covenant With Every Living Soul Rabbi, Animal Chaplain, Founder and Royal Custodian of the Royal House of Kanaani The weekly Torah portion of Noach...

Hande Gençünal

Oct 19, 2026, 7:41 PM

On the withdrawal of the Infinite and the space that love leaves behind When you set a compass on a sheet of paper, the sharp point goes in first. The circle comes later. Yet the whole measure of the circle,...

Steven C. Wernick

Oct 19, 2026, 5:37 AM

The Theft of the Story

This past Shabbat we read Parashat Noah, and the eleventh verse stopped me cold. Va-tishachet ha-aretz lifnei ha-Elohim, va-timalei ha-aretz chamas. "The earth became corrupt before God; the earth was filled with lawlessness." (Genesis 6:11) The Hebrew word for lawlessness is hamas....

Moshe Grussgott

Oct 19, 2026, 1:28 AM

The Nezek and Nonsense of NAZA

The Nezek of NAZA The documentary NAZA, about civilian casualties in Gaza, infamously received a Stalin-esque 25 minutes standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival last month. I use the term “Stalin-esque” not only to describe the length of...

Oct 18, 2026, 4:09 AM

Embrace the Rainbow

Much ink has been spilled, and many voices have grown hoarse, over the LGBTQ+ community's use of the rainbow as a symbol of its journey and the colors of its flag. What chutzpah, some say, for "those people" to appropriate...

Oct 18, 2026, 12:41 AM

Between Languages and Silences – Noah 5787

I approach the weekly Torah portion not as a religious scholar or someone seeking to offer an authoritative interpretation, but as a secular Jew for whom Jewish texts remain a source of curiosity, questioning, and spiritual reflection. My reading...

Oct 17, 2026, 9:19 AM

Coming Out of the Ark

Two aspiring journalists from Israel Hayom, both in their mid-twenties, sitting at a stand at the Nachalat Binyamin art fair in Tel Aviv. Their sign reads: "Convince me who to vote for."

Last week I officiated at a wedding in Israel. Over the past three years, the newlyweds, and the close friends who surrounded the chuppah, risked their lives day in and day out, and sadly saw, sometimes with their own...

Areyah Kaltmann

Oct 17, 2026, 8:55 AM

Noah, a Flight from Dubai, and Israeli Teens on a Life-Threatening Hike

There is something extraordinary about the Jewish people. Throughout history, we have faced enemies who appeared infinitely more powerful than us. Empires sought to destroy us, and superpowers tried to erase our identity, faith, and very existence. Yet generation...

Oct 17, 2026, 8:45 AM

Are You Afraid of AI?

Imagine spending twenty years mastering a profession, then watching a computer complete in seconds a task that once took you hours. It is hard to know whether to be impressed or frightened. AI is changing the world faster than we...

Ruthie Hollander

Oct 17, 2026, 8:27 AM

The First Collective Effervescence

When the Torah portion restarts and we begin again, I always pay attention to the firsts. Adam and Eve: the first people. The fruit: the first temptation. The picking of the fruit: the first sin. The aftermath: the first shame and the first...

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