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May 14, 2025, 9:08 PM

Judaism Is About Love, Not Elitism

Judaism, like many ancient cultural and spiritual traditions, sees itself as the bearer of a sacred legacy—a divine inheritance rooted in covenant, memory, and mission. This self-understanding is not unlike other peoples who believe they have a unique relationship...

May 9, 2025, 2:48 PM

Who is loved? One who loves others

Togetherness at the Golden Temple

If you can't be loved unless you love others, how do you even find that authentic emotion within yourself? (Kedoshim)

Charles E. Savenor

May 8, 2025, 6:10 AM

When my mother told me to leave

When grief suspended time, her courageous – and surprising – response set me back on track to take my first steps towards healing

Apr 30, 2025, 11:21 PM

Israel: An Ode to Love

Nothing I ever write really feels like it has light or depth to it, if it’s not about Israel. It’s not because it’s Israel (as the embodiment of a modern complicated miracle) that the writing flows. Rather, that Israel...

Apr 30, 2025, 6:57 AM

Israel’s beautiful nature, in photographs

From the anemone and blue butterflies, to the gazelles, the hoopoes, and the varied terrain, here are 77 reasons to love the land and those that dwell there

Apr 11, 2025, 2:45 PM

From Animal Tears to Kosher Truths

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Born an Animal Lover: How a Childhood Passion Found Peace in Kosher Living From the moment I could walk, I was in love with animals. Not the kind of love people sometimes casually claim, but a deep, soul-aching love—the kind that...

Mar 28, 2025, 6:08 PM

The Power of Feelings in a World of Conflict

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What separates humans from animals? Some say it’s intelligence, others claim it’s our ability to innovate, but many believe it is our capacity for deep, complex emotions. Yet, as I look at the world today, particularly at the war...

Mar 27, 2025, 5:13 PM

Lost Roots, Unshaken Faith: My Journey to Judaism

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Finding Meaning, Faith, and Identity: My Journey Through Disillusionment and Discovery Life is never easy. It is a daily battle—not just to survive, but to live with dignity, to follow one’s own path without interfering in another’s. For me, life...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Mar 25, 2025, 2:37 PM

On the art of staying empathetic to toddlers

Kelvin and Hobbes, 'Mummy, Hobbes says you're not my real mother.' Mother: 'Believe me, I am. If not, I would have strangled you years ago.' Harvey Jackins, 'Every parent of young children deserves ten sessions to murder their kids ....

G. Orah Adarah Paris

Mar 12, 2025, 5:13 AM

A Ki Tisa Poem: Transmutation

This poem emerges from a parashat that tells of a particularly dark moment in our history—a time when our people fashioned and worshipped a golden calf. In response, I chose to explore a positive theme of t transmutation within...

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