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Apr 23, 2026, 3:02 PM

Not Improbable, Impossible

One of my favorite things about Shabbat is I get to step off the world and spend time alone with my Creator, my family and my friends. Today, for just a few minutes I want to turn off the...

Aug 25, 2025, 7:55 AM

Wouldn’t it be nice? The politics of consensus

Benny Gantz’s speech on Saturday evening — proposing a government of national agreement to expedite a hostage deal and pass a military draft law that would end exemptions for Haredim — was met with the predictable tsunami of political...

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Aug 24, 2025, 11:52 PM

Justification as a Machine of Illusion: I Have Seen It

Writes against all times, including his own. See, I set before you today a blessing and a curse…” (Deuteronomy 11:26) Some texts do not call for reply — they demand dismantling. Not because they argue, but because they operate as machines of...

Andy Blumenthal

Aug 24, 2025, 4:46 AM

Seeing Morality Beyond the Hamas Propaganda

We live in a time of profound moral confusion, where appearances and propaganda often distort the truth. Nowhere is this clearer than in the ongoing conflict with Hamas. Through carefully crafted narratives, Hamas and its supporters cast themselves as...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Aug 23, 2025, 11:37 PM

Thought for food

What should set humans apart is that we can reason and choose In the Prophets' Reading of Shabbat Re'eh, we read from Isaiah 55:2, 'Eat what is good and let your soul delight in abundance.' But what is 'good'? Delicious food...

Aug 23, 2025, 1:11 AM

Choosing Blessing in a World of Curses: Parashat Re’eh and Israel’s Moral Clarity

In On Democracies and Death Cults, Douglas Murray observes: “Anti-Semitism is always a means rather than an end; it is a measure of the contradictions yet to be resolved. It is a mirror for the failings of individuals, social structures...

Aug 22, 2025, 6:41 PM

This afternoon, I had the privilege of helping a friend who recently moved to Florida find their spiritual footing. I picked up the phone, called a rabbi, and he answered right away—warm, generous, and eager to help. Naturally, he...

Ben-Tzion Spitz

Aug 22, 2025, 6:29 PM

Death by Mediocrity (Reeh)

“Moderation? It is mediocrity, fear, and confusion in disguise… Moderation is lukewarm tea, the devil’s own brew.” – Dan Millman We often think of moderation as a virtue. It feels safe, measured, and sensible. Yet there is a danger hidden...

Itzchak Evan-Shayish

Aug 22, 2025, 5:53 PM

Rav Kook on Parshat Re’eh – How to be blessedly happy

RAV KOOK ON PARSHAT RE’EH-HOW TO BE BLESSEDLY HAPPY “Behold- I am placing before you a ברכה-blessing and a קללה-curse. The blessing will come if you obey the directives of YHVH, your Elohim, which I am prescribing to you...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Aug 22, 2025, 3:46 PM

Listening or Reading? The Bible’s Take on this Contemporary Question

Why is podcasting growing in popularity? (Perhaps you’re listening to my blog post here in the Times of Israel – like all others “Powered by Trinity Audio,” as it clearly states at the top). And meanwhile, to take the...

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