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Jul 30, 2026, 12:25 PM

Judaism is Not a Religion Part 2

What I am about to write may be uncomfortable for some to read. It is surely very uncomfortable for me to write. However, in order for us to understand our current and future situation, I have to put this...

Menachem Creditor

Jul 29, 2026, 9:48 PM

Love Is Showing Up (Tu B’Av)

To my wife, with infinite love Tu B’Av is one of the lesser-known holidays on the Jewish calendar. My dear friend and teacher Dr. Ora Horn Prouser, with whom I recently edited a Tu B’Av supplement for the Academy for...

Jonathan Muskat

Jul 29, 2026, 12:22 AM

Beyond the Circle at the Kotel: From Ahavat Yisrael to Achdut

On Motzaei Tisha B’Av, I saw a picture circulating online. Jews of every imaginable background – religious and secular, from different communities and with different hashkafot – standing together at the Kotel, singing and dancing in a circle. It was...

Jul 28, 2026, 6:33 PM

Tu B’Av – Love as a Perpetual Journey

The holiday of Tu B’Av which commences tonight, the 15th of Av , is considered an enigmatic day due to its proximity to the saddest day of the Jewish calendar Tisha B’ Av on the 9th of Av and...

Jul 24, 2026, 9:13 AM

Shema, Mezuzah, and Shalom Bayit – Eternal Lessons

What is the perfect way to channel the energy of Tisha B’Av into action? The Torah portion immediately following Tisha B’Av corresponding to the 6th section of Parshat Va'etchanan provides the answer and it is contained in the section...

Roshni V. Dlomen

Jul 22, 2026, 8:37 PM

An Indian Catholic’s journey to Jewish discovery

Knesset Eliyahoo Synagogue, Mumbai. December 2025.

It is said in the Rig Veda, the oldest Hindu sacred text, that Truth is One but the Wise speak of it by many names. For anyone who’s ever visited India, I’m sure you understand why that makes sense. India...

Nico Socolovsky

Jul 22, 2026, 5:18 AM

Where Are You After the Ruins? On Facing What it Takes to Rebuild

The Talmud tells us the Second Temple was destroyed because of sinat chinam, baseless hatred between siblings (Yoma 9b). Anyone who knows the history has to ask the obvious question: didn't the rabbis know Rome destroyed the Temple? Of...

Michael Feldstein

Jul 20, 2026, 7:31 PM

It’s the Little Things…

Tova Feldstein (Credit: Michael Feldstein)

Our daughter Tova, of blessed memory, would have turned 39 years old this coming week. It occurred to me recently that it has been a while since I’ve written about her. That certainly doesn’t mean she hasn’t been on...

Robert Lichtman

Jul 19, 2026, 9:37 PM

You Shall Love – Like a Child, I’m Longing to be Told

Dear God, You probably know - well of course You know - that comedians get laughs by sharing matters from their therapy. I heard one where the comedian emerges from his session with a mission to call his father and...

Jul 14, 2026, 4:34 AM

Our Greatest Social Crisis: We Have Stopped Seeing People

We've become great at categorizing people. We've become horrific at just seeing people. We see a political position, a religious label, a social type, a difficult child, an underperforming employee, or someone who has disappointed us. We decide what they...

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