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Feb 10, 2026, 2:52 PM

And it came to pass that Yitro, having returned to Midian, heard that the Israelites would not be proceeding directly to Canaan, but would instead be sojourning forty years in the desert. Verily he missed his grandchildren, whom he...

Dana Greitzer Gotlieb

Feb 10, 2026, 2:14 AM

The Morning After Freedom

Photo: Dana Greitzer · AI-based digital rendering

Imagine waking up in your tent, free from the chains of slavery in Egypt, only to find yourself in an endless, motionless line. This is the "Great Standstill": the moment we realized that freedom requires more than the absence...

Feb 10, 2026, 2:08 AM

Parashat Yitro: Moses, Compassion, and the Spiritual Roots of Animal Chaplaincy

When we think of Parashat Yitro, our attention usually goes straight to Mount Sinai and the Ten Commandments. The revelation, the covenant, the defining moment of Jewish history. But the Torah does something striking before it brings us there. It places...

Feb 8, 2026, 10:48 AM

Yitro 2026 — The Silence in the Age of Noise

Last night you tried to remain silent. Not out of mysticism, but out of exhaustion. You switched off your phone, placed it face down, closed your eyes, and thirty seconds later your hand reached for it on its own....

Andy Blumenthal

Feb 8, 2026, 3:46 AM

Each of Us Can Defend Israel

As an American Jew, it’s impossible to look upon our Israeli brothers and sisters and not sense that they are, in many ways, a breed apart. The difference is not one of genetics or theology, but of experience—a spirit...

Feb 7, 2026, 7:50 PM

Parashah Yitro — Existential Lessons

Parashah Yitro — Existential Lessons Learning to listen before speaking Yitro does not belong to the people. He did not cross the sea. He did not eat manna. He did not tremble at Sinai. And yet, he sees. Sometimes, the greatest danger...

Feb 6, 2026, 7:10 PM

Talking on the Shore While the Sea Waits

From endless choices to the courage to move

When Freedom Feels Like Too Many Choices How do you take your coffee? Hot or cold?Black, latte, or instant?Dairy, oat, soy, almond?Sugar? Sweetener? Stevia?Mug or glass? You’re already tired- and you haven’t even taken a sip. We laugh because it’s familiar. Before our...

Feb 6, 2026, 5:52 PM

Parashah Yitro — When the soul learns to listen

Parashah Yitro — When the soul learns to listen The man who came from far away Dust still covered his sandals when Yitro reached the camp. He came from Midian, crossing dry paths, following rumors: a freed people, a split sea,...

William Hamilton

Feb 6, 2026, 5:49 PM

Levers that Lift the Spirit

“He doesn’t make much of hate,” writes Matti Friedman in his forthcoming Out of the Sky. He’s talking about Enzo, a husband and father of three, who parachuted back into Nazi-occupied Europe in 1944. “Zionism is a positive vision...

Ilana Gimpelevich

Feb 6, 2026, 5:32 PM

The Body Said No at Sinai

Har Sinai was beautiful, covered with flowers. There was not a cloud in the sky–except for the Shechina perched on top of the mountain. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the Jewish people were nowhere to...

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