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Allen S. Maller

May 29, 2026, 3:37 AM

A Golem with AI Warfare Gives Four Endings

While we know that the Golem was finally deactivated, there are several different conflicting versions about how that happened, each one incorporating different mystical insights into the nature of human-spawned creation, destruction, and power. I will relate a four...

May 27, 2026, 9:06 PM

Dwelling within Tension: Second Chances—Parshat Behaalotcha

THE LIGHT OF THE MENORAH AND THE SHADOWS OF CRITICISM My late sister, Menorah Rotenberg, was born toward the end of June. I often imagine my father sitting in synagogue a week or two before her birth, listening as the...

May 26, 2026, 10:39 AM

Eid ul-Adha and Abraham Accords 2.0

First off, Eid Mubarak to all the Muslims celebrating around the globe! As families come together for Eid ul-Adha — the Festival of Sacrifice — this special time serves as a beautiful reminder of faith, compassion, obedience, charity, and...

May 24, 2026, 6:35 PM

Gaay, Gayatri, Gita

Krishna and Cowherd. AI Image. (Credit: ChatGPT)

On the Sanctity of the Cow and the Grammar of Civilizational Love Before philosophy, there was milk. Before the child could receive the Gayatri mantra, that solar hymn breathed into young ears at dawn, before the young man could sit with...

May 22, 2026, 4:03 AM

The Great Nicobar Project and India’s Return to Itself

The longue durée of Indo-maritime stewardship. AI image. (Credit: ChatGPT)

The longue durée of Indo-maritime stewardship - where the Mauryan embrace of statecraft, the Chola command of the Indian Ocean, and the Srivijayan trade networks India anchored, these are not ornaments, but the actual case for why India building...

May 18, 2026, 4:41 AM

H-Interfaith: The Global Academic Interfaith Space

The article, ‘Interfaith work has failed—we need to move to action’, published two months ago in Church Times, merits careful attention because it identifies a central weakness in contemporary interfaith practice: dialogue remains important, but it has proved insufficient...

May 17, 2026, 9:54 AM

U.S.-Facilitated Talks Usher in New Israel-Lebanon Peace Era

In a remarkable show of diplomatic dedication to peace, the United States successfully facilitated two days of fruitful negotiations between Israel and Lebanon on May 14 and 15, 2026. These discussions mark a significant step forward in the quest...

May 8, 2026, 7:35 PM

IBN: A Strategy to Resolve the Iran Conflict Through Regime Transition

The "Iran: Back to the Norm" (IBN) strategy can let the US and Israel (the Coalition) snatch victories from the jaws of mission unaccomplished in the 2026 Iran War. Their kinetic air campaigns, Operation Roaring Lion for the Israelis...

May 3, 2026, 10:55 AM

The Abraham Accords Go Eurasian — And Kazakhstan Leads the Shift

The recent state visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Astana, while encompassing standard diplomatic engagements such as leader-level discussions, facility tours, and trade talks, also underscored a more substantial geopolitical development. Observations from the visit indicated an evolving...

Apr 19, 2026, 2:30 PM

Trump’s Peace Push: Lebanon’s Path to Great Again Gains Momentum

Secretary Marco Rubio joins working-level peace talks with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Moawad at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., April 14, 2026. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett)

In a moment that is rapidly reshaping the diplomatic landscape of the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump has placed Lebanon at the center of an ambitious new peace initiative—one that blends ceasefire diplomacy, regional realignment, and the long-standing...

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