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Aug 13, 2026, 3:13 PM

Treasure Trove: Zionism Means Israel’s Election Involves Diaspora Jewry Too

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

If the original purpose of Zionism was to establish a home for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, what is the purpose of Zionism once that home (the State of Israel) is established? That is the question...

Jul 1, 2026, 11:01 PM

The Edited Jew and the Price of Permission

On pragmatism, necessary concealment and spiritual capitulation I have often wondered at what precise point prudence begins to darken into self-erasure. It never shows itself as cowardice. It comes colored as wisdom, as maturity, as the necessary language of survival....

Steven C. Wernick

Jun 30, 2026, 3:08 PM

On the Eve of 1,000 Days, a Cornerstone

This week I am in Tel Aviv for the Jewish Agency Board of Governors meeting. This afternoon, our delegation visited the Gaza Envelope. I want to tell you what we saw and what I think it means. But first, let...

Jun 24, 2026, 5:19 AM

When a Pattern Becomes a Signal

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There is a difference between isolated incidents and a pattern. One can be dismissed. The other demands explanation. Across the Western world—countries long considered stable, pluralistic democracies—Jewish communities are confronting a reality that would have seemed improbable not long ago:...

May 7, 2026, 4:26 AM

Israel and the Arab World’s Dirty Little Secret

The shield they will not name, the debt they cannot admit It is one of the age’s more exquisite and unacknowledged ironies that while Western foreign ministries and their attendant commentariat continue to demand Israeli “restraint,” a different liturgy is...

Apr 22, 2026, 7:01 PM

From One College Campus — Todah Rabah Shlichim

Third Floor Window, Burack Hillel at 439 College St May 21, 2021 5:25 PM. (courtesy)

Last night at our UVM Hillel’s Yom HaZikaron dinner I deeply felt the impact of the Jewish Agency for Israel shlichim on our campus and around the world. That day our Israel Fellow spent hours in the kitchen cooking the...

Mar 10, 2026, 2:09 AM

Israel’s Burden of Anticipatory Defence

How statelessness shaped Jewish ethics of self-defence What lesson remains for a people that spent centuries facing declared danger, with protection granted or withheld by others? Anticipatory self-defence in Jewish political thought begins there. It cannot be settled by repeating the...

David Bogomolny

Jan 26, 2026, 12:56 PM

Aliyah without a container

The questions people ask Friends who visit Israel often ask me the same question. We’ll be sitting at Katzefet, talking, and at some point someone will ask whether I regret making aliyah, or whether I would recommend it. I understand the...

Jan 2, 2026, 8:04 PM

P-2 Unsanctity, Jewish Vulnerability and Israel

Why praising Jewish death exposes a deeper view of humanity In the first part, sanctity was described as a public ethic that binds the state of Israel to protect Jewish life and to honor Jewish death. Against this stands a...

Dec 25, 2025, 11:40 PM

Hypocrisy, Pre-Order Now: Jews Blamed, Kurds Wait

Hamas, antisemitism, and the selective sympathy for Jews and Kurds If Hamas Disarmed Tomorrow, Antisemitism Would Just Get a New Costume, And a Vegan Menu. Picture the dawn. Hamas's leader, whoever hell he is, emerges from his latest hole, beard...

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