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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 23, 2026, 5:22 AM

Who Decides What Is Real?

Who is a Jew? Who Decides What Is Real? Crypto meets religion. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the Question of Identity When people argue about Bitcoin, Ethereum, or even questions like “Who is a Jew?”, they often assume there must be a single correct answer hidden somewhere. But in reality, many questions of identity work...

Jun 19, 2026, 11:52 PM

The Pierced Ear: Torah’s Ownership Mark

The image tells two stories side by side. On the left, a Hebrew servant stands willingly at the doorpost. His master pierces his ear with an awl. The servant smiles with joy and devotion, choosing permanent service out of...

Jun 18, 2026, 10:22 PM

Holier Than Thou?

Yeshayahu Leibowitz once observed that the placement of Korach's rebellion in the Torah just after the mitzvah of tzitzit at the end of Parshat Shelach is far from a coincidence. He’s not alone in his observation, but his explanation is more relevant to our times than what others have offered. I’d like...

Jun 17, 2026, 5:22 AM

The Day I Made Mother Teresa Laugh

It was before the time when everyone carried a mobile phone with a digital camera. One person took a photograph. I never received a copy. But there are few memories more vividly embedded in my mind. Thirty-one years ago today,...

Allen S. Maller

Jun 16, 2026, 5:53 AM

Israel’s Arab Parties In-fighting Before Election Just Like Jews

Many dozens of haredi protesters rioted outside the home of Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg, damaging his home and car, as part of protests against enforcement of draft orders. More than 60 suspects were detained in that incident, and...

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...

Eliezer Avraham

Jun 14, 2026, 5:28 PM

America 250 | Essay 4: From Ellis Island to the American Dream

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A journey of hope and reinvention as families crossed an ocean with faith and determination, weaving Jewish resilience into the American fabric. From Exile to Arrival They came with little more than hope. Between 1880 and 1924, nearly two million Jews...

Jun 13, 2026, 10:18 AM

Religions as Blockchains, Part III

Many branches. One evolving network. The challenge is preserving shared reality through convergence rather than origin. Photo of a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) © Teslaton, 2008. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Blockchains as Religions: The Other Side of the Analogy In Part I and Part II of Religions as Blockchains, we explored how religious traditions and blockchain systems mirror each other in structure: genesis events, forks, schisms, competing claims of legitimacy,...

Jun 12, 2026, 4:54 PM

Religions as Blockchains, Part II

Many branches. One living tradition. The challenge is preserving legitimacy, authority, and continuity across generations. Photo of a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) © Teslaton, 2008. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Beyond the God Fork: Heresy, Hash Power, and Other Blockchain Lessons About Religion In “Religions as Blockchains, Part I,” we explored how religions resemble blockchains through genesis events, soft forks, hard forks, schisms, and competing claims of legitimacy. But the parallels...

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