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Jun 23, 2026, 2:09 PM

I Left NYC for Tel Aviv. It Was the Best Decision I Ever Made.

Author Sophie Mendel

I left my life in New York City in search of community and belonging—in Tel Aviv, I found it. One year ago I decided to leave New York City and move to Tel Aviv. In the wake of October 7th...

Israel Ben Iosef

Jun 18, 2026, 10:36 PM

One People. One Book. One Capital.

An entire civilization built upon three pillars: One People: not a mass, not an abstract citizenship, not a consumer, not a floating individual. One Book: not a shifting ideology, not a political party, not an academic fashion, not the manifesto of...

Jun 17, 2026, 10:43 PM

The View From The Promised Land

Please read the following quotes: “With regard to your inclination toward a feeling of sadness, a good remedy for it is to have it firmly engraved on your mind that G‑d, the Creator of the world, watches over everyone individually...

Jun 16, 2026, 6:45 PM

Dybbooks: When Possessions Possess Dusty Dreams

Like a modern lyrical Cassandra, the songstress Marina Diamandis sings: "If you are not very careful Your possessions will possess you TV taught me how to feel Now real life has no appeal (Lyrics from Marina and The Diamonds – Oh No!) And as I...

Jun 9, 2026, 6:04 PM

Why are you feeling empty when your life seems to be Good?

People today are more comfortable than ever before. We have: More entertainment. More convenience. More technology. More possessions. But so many people today are feeling emotionally drained. You may have a beautiful home, yet you still feel unfulfilled inside. You achieve success yet still feel emotionally empty. You are searching...

Claire R. Bright

Jun 2, 2026, 5:37 PM

Somatic Judaism

Somatic Judaism, rehabilitation, and the work of feeling safe again I went to a sound bath expecting stillness. What I noticed instead was movement. Not external movement. I was lying still, covered, quiet, surrounded by other people doing the same. But...

Walter Estever Gonzalez

May 28, 2026, 2:01 PM

Where Was God When He Asked for Water

A mother hides her children during the Salvadoran civil war.

There are nights that never end. They do not remain in the past. They return quietly, without warning, and sit beside you as if they had never left. One of those nights still lives in me. During the Salvadoran civil war, when...

May 26, 2026, 9:03 PM

The Breath Between: Consciousness, Evanescence, and the Art of Re-Entry

The evanescent self

By Joe Nalven + Claude + Gemini This essay revisits my earlier essay on consciousness. The process we often use to describe the experience (from our own first-person awareness to investigators who seek to measure it) requires that evanescent memory...

May 23, 2026, 9:21 AM

Holiness Is in the Living: Or, Doing & Praying Can Be Transcendent

Shocking to acknowledge: I cannot change the world. As much as I would like to stop Jew hatred with love and a few Tikkun Olam projects; stop the insanity of antisemitic herd mentality from festering; stop the calls for...

May 21, 2026, 11:35 PM

What You Focus on Shapes Your World

"Zeh hayom asah Hashem, nagilah v'nismecha bo." “This is the day Hashem made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24) King David teaches you: Every day contains frustrations and challenges— but Torah teaches you to actively notice the blessings hidden within the...

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