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Jun 23, 2026, 5:28 AM

What a Peace Preparation Process Would Look Like

Why agreements fail when societies are not emotionally prepared to live inside them. Peace agreements describe what leaders sign. Peace preparation describes what people must be ready to live. The first is negotiated in conference rooms. The second is built in homes, schools,...

Jun 22, 2026, 7:24 AM

The Emotional Work Peace Agreements Cannot Do

Peace deals are supposed to change everything. Maps get redrawn. Flags are raised. Hands are shaken for the cameras. Commentators talk about “historic moments” and “bold leadership.” For a few days, it can feel as if the future has finally...

Jun 20, 2026, 11:32 PM

To Buy, or Not To Buy–That Is The Question

I'm at Deli Snack in Pompano Beach, Florida, with my friend Robert. I've just finished eating at a true New York-style deli, and I'm in a great mood. As Robert and I stand in line waiting to pay the cashier,...

Jun 19, 2026, 4:58 AM

Trapped in the Stories of Palestine

What if one of the greatest barriers to peace is not only what the sides want, but what their deepest wounds have taught them to fear losing? As the region begins to look beyond the immediate Iran crisis toward...

Jun 17, 2026, 10:43 PM

The View From The Promised Land

Please read the following quotes: “With regard to your inclination toward a feeling of sadness, a good remedy for it is to have it firmly engraved on your mind that G‑d, the Creator of the world, watches over everyone individually...

Jun 16, 2026, 5:34 AM

A Camera In Dachau: Burden of the Jewish Liberator

Corpses in an open railcar of the Dachau death train taken by the author’s grandfather at Dachau, in the spring of 1945.

The questions began when we named our fourth child after my grandfather. Like many Jewish families, naming a child after a loved one felt deeply meaningful a way of honoring someone and carrying their memory forward. But after my son's...

Jun 14, 2026, 5:36 PM

Killing in the Name of God

The science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke suggested that killing in the name of God might be a fairly good definition of insanity. Sounds reasonable. If God created the world, then we are all His creations. And the idea that God...

Jun 12, 2026, 7:14 PM

The Apology Israel Still Needs

Illustrative. AI image created by the author.

After October 7, Israel does not need polished sorrow. It needs the kind of accountability that begins repair. Years ago, I sat with a couple who had spent three days circling the same wound. He had said something cruel in anger....

Benny A. Benjamin

Jun 9, 2026, 7:10 PM

Torah Lessons for Leaders About the Art of Timing

Which clock are you on? (AI generated)

The central dilemma facing most leaders is rarely what to do. More often, it’s when. Act too quickly, and you’ve responded to the heat of the moment rather than the light of day. Wait too long, and the window closes, inertia wins,...

Jun 9, 2026, 10:30 AM

Zingers, Comebacks and Ripostes

Okay, here's a test for all my readers. You're the Prime Minister of Israel, and the President of the United States calls you "F***ing crazy." How do you respond? What would you say? Having been insulted by those two powerful words on...

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