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Shamai Leibowitz

Jun 25, 2026, 10:54 PM

From Czar to Civil Rights

For centuries, Jews took the Mishnah's instruction literally: "Pray for the stability of the government..." (Pirkei Avot 3:2) Across Europe, communities recited a special prayer for the ruling monarch, Ha-Noten Teshuah ("He Who grants salvation to kings..."). Originating in 11th-century Germany, its purpose was survival:...

Mordechai Soskil

Jun 24, 2026, 8:49 PM

Kaddish Brothers

This Friday will conclude 11 months since my father’s death, and thus the end of my period of time to say the Mourner’s Kaddish. When a Jew is sitting Shiva, they stay at home and the minyan comes to...

Jun 23, 2026, 3:57 PM

We Forgot How to Pray

While visiting Europe's largest synagogue, I realized one real danger for Jews isn't anti-semitism, it's that most Jews no longer know how to talk to God. Last week I visited the largest synagogue in Europe. Fortunately, I was able to...

Jun 16, 2026, 6:46 PM

A friend stands with you during your battles in life

You are not fighting your battles in life alone. Many people carry heavy burdens including: Stress, Fear, Pressures, Loneliness, Disappointment. You begin to feel that you are carrying the weight of the entire world by yourself. But Torah teaches you something different. You are never alone. Hashem is not distant from...

Jonathan Weinkle

Jun 16, 2026, 8:32 AM

No Pray-er There

Your chatbot will gladly compose a prayer for you. Provide enough detail, and that prayer can be personalized to include your name, your spouse and children’s names, the specific needs you have for that day, and even some relevant scriptural...

Shayna Goldberg

Jun 16, 2026, 7:02 AM

Living between headlines

Israelis are no strangers to living with uncertainty. But there is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from repeatedly preparing for futures that never arrive. I don't think it is the fear that is exhausting us. I think it...

Jun 13, 2026, 12:50 AM

Reading Materials Reflect My Soul and Its Journey

Fern unfolding (author's pic)

These are the books I’m reading and listening to: Anatomy of Exile, by Zeeva Bukai Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege, by Melanie Phillips Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict,...

Jun 8, 2026, 12:21 PM

My Smallest Book Feels Like My Most Important

I have written four books, with a fifth now underway. Yet strangely, the piece of work that has affected me most is not one of the larger projects. It is a small booklet: my Guide to Psalms (Tehillim). And I think...

Rebecca Liebermann Nissel

Jun 4, 2026, 9:52 AM

Silk Kaftans and Blue Jeans

Our grandson was off from his base and for us it was a jubilation to embrace him after such a long time. On our last trip to Israel, they did not let him leave, as his position was not...

May 29, 2026, 6:44 PM

The Priestly Blessing and Forever Young

This week was the 25th (!) anniversary of my Bar Mitzvah. I always know exactly how many years it has been since my Bar Mitzvah, because I celebrated becoming a Bar Mitzvah on the same weekend that Bob Dylan...

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