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Jordan Minev-Jones

Nov 9, 2026, 6:41 AM

We Cannot Afford Another Sinat Chinam

On November 1st, days after Israel's election, Haredi protesters and police clashed in Jerusalem after a yeshiva student had been arrested for not complying with conscription. Earlier that day, Haredi protesters at the Tel Hashomer IDF base tried to...

Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 AM

The Social Costs of Anti-Semitism and Hate Crimes

Without meaning to belabor the point, hate crimes and anti-Israel and anti-semitic sentiment have been increasing in Canada for decades, our government leaders and community institutions have been ineffective, and we are less safe than ever before. It's a...

Nov 1, 2026, 2:13 PM

A Handshake or a Chokehold? Two Visions of Political Solidarity

Solidarity on Our Terms - Building a Nation or Breaking One? An AI Illustration

Gadi Eisenkot and Sharjeel Imam represent two contrasting visions of political solidarity - one built on shared principles, mutual obligations and democratic participation, the other, on ultimatums, coercion and the suffering of those caught in the crossfire. Some phrases sound...

Oct 25, 2026, 8:24 AM

Physician, Heal Thyself

Marco Rubio visits Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata during first Official India Trip. May 23, 2026. (Representational Image/ChatGPT)

A cardinal warns of a Europe without Christ. He should look at who has been selling Christ abroad. Cardinal Robert Sarah says that if Christianity disappears in Europe, the whole world is threatened. It is a magnificent line, and it...

Oct 21, 2026, 9:35 PM

The Selective Morality of India’s Left-Liberal Camp

The Selective Morality of India’s Left-Liberal Establishment. An AI Illustration.

Every movement has a mask, and the mask of India’s left-liberal establishment is compassion. It speaks fluently of dignity, equality, women, minorities, the vulnerable. Then a test arrives that doesn’t flatter the script, and the mask slips. October 2026 gave...

Oct 16, 2026, 5:57 PM

Exploring the question of why Jews practice their faith and traditions is central to understanding Jewish identity. In his book, Why Do Jewish?, Zack Bodner examines the motivations behind living a Jewish life, considering both cultural and religious aspects....

Oct 15, 2026, 11:41 PM

Religion fuels conflict. It can also help put it out.

Extremists aim to turn Israel-Palestine into a holy war. But Israelis and Palestinians aren't fully buying it — and people of good faith can intervene. In recent weeks, my social media feeds filled with clips of Jewish religious extremists hijacking...

Oct 5, 2026, 12:06 PM

Three years on, fare well

Illustrative: Israeli soldiers gather near the border with Gaza before entering the Hamas-run enclave on October 31, 2023. (Gil COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

In war, we learned to carry one another despite our differences. Now I am trying to bring that way of being together home

David Nekrutman

Oct 5, 2026, 12:03 PM

When Shabbat, Religious Freedom, and Evangelism Collided at One Café

When Café Basimta opened its doors in an unassuming Jerusalem courtyard, it stepped squarely onto Israel’s most sensitive societal third rail: serving espresso on Shabbat. Jerusalem is not Tel Aviv. While commerce hums along in parts of East Jerusalem and...

Oct 2, 2026, 8:32 AM

AI’s More Subtle Existential Threat

When people call AI an existential threat, they usually mean the dramatic version: we build something smarter than ourselves, lose control of it, and it turns against us. But there is a subtler possibility. AI also threatens our essential capacities,...

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