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Allen S. Maller

Jun 11, 2026, 4:26 AM

Qiyamah, Mahdi, and 3 Messiahs=Peaceful World

A Poll in Israel found that 87% of respondents say they are proud of being Jewish and that their Jewish identity is meaningful to them. About 85% said that Judaism is more than a religion and represents a shared...

Allen S. Maller

Jun 10, 2026, 2:19 PM

Can A Rabbi Believe In Prophet Muhammad?

Yes and No. The most important thing that I believe about Prophets Muhammad and Jesus is that they both were human beings; and no human being, or any other living creature, can be God or a part of God....

Allen S. Maller

Jun 9, 2026, 6:57 PM

How Soon Will The End Time Qiyamah Begin?

So 65 conflicts involving at least one state were recorded worldwide last year, a new high since 1946. Last year was the third deadliest since the end of the Cold War, with around 245,000 deaths directly related to fighting...

Matthew Kaufman

Jun 8, 2026, 11:21 AM

The case against Reform anti-Zionism

Prayer services at the Reform 'Beit Daniel Synagogue and Community Center,' Tel Aviv, on July 22, 2017. (Anat Hermony/FLASH90)

The claim that Zionism staged a 'slow-moving coup' collapses under scrutiny, and ignores why the movement embraced Israel in the first place

Allen S. Maller

Jun 6, 2026, 9:41 PM

A Jewish Korean Princess Rabbi

GLENN ALTSCHULE writes about the daughter of Fred Warnick, a Jewish American, and Yi Sulija, a Korean Buddhist. Angela Buchdahl, who was the first Asian American ordained as a rabbi in North America, and is the senior rabbi at...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Jun 5, 2026, 7:46 AM

Wider Lessons of Gay Pride Month: MEeting the “Enemy”

Israel started its Gay Pride Month celebrations yesterday with Jerusalem's Gay Pride parade. Tel Aviv's march – the largest in the Middle East – will take place next Friday (June 12). Whether we "agree" or not with homosexuality, there’s...

Joseph C. Kaplan

May 28, 2026, 8:46 PM

In Defense of Hissing – Part II

In the early 1980s, I attended two panel discussions on serious and controversial topics — one at the 92nd St. Y, moderated by Rabbi Dr. Arthur Green, and the other at Hebrew Union College, moderated by Rabbi Dr. Eugene...

Andrew Logan Lawrence

May 27, 2026, 3:56 PM

Shalom Y’all: A Jewish Story Older Than America

If you ask most people where American Jewish history begins, they'll say New York. Some might know about Newport. Almost no one says Georgia. And yet, just five months after the colony of Georgia was founded in 1733, a ship...

Allen S. Maller

May 25, 2026, 11:39 AM

Comparing Jewish and Islamic Perspectives by Prophets Abraham and Ishmael

This is an example of the Comparing of Jewish and Islamic Perspectives By Prophets Abraham and Ishmael written By Rabbi Allen Maller, on January 24, 2024 on the website of Islamicity The Qur’an itself tells us of the importance of the...

Allen S. Maller

May 25, 2026, 7:23 AM

Mahdi and Jesus Were Messiah Figures But Not Gods

The Greek term christos occurs more than 500 times in the New Testament, and is used directly to Jesus of Nazareth. While many Christians today think “Christ” is the family part of Jesus’ name, it is a title, meaning...

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