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Jul 19, 2026, 4:52 PM

Haredi ingratitude

In this new Ayin Tova cartoon, we see an Ultra-Orthodox Haredi rabbi deliberately spitting into the water source of the Jewish nation. Why would someone spit into a well that they, and others, drink from? This malicious act of pollution...

Jul 18, 2026, 8:43 PM

The Tale of Two Countries: A Reflection on Israel’s Divide

Israel, a land of contrasts, tells the tale of two countries existing within one nation. In one realm, there are those who selflessly serve their country, while in the other, there are those who do not. The former, known...

Jul 18, 2026, 5:26 PM

Israel’s catastrophes are 100% human-made

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The Israeli electoral process is turning toxic, but I believe it will recover if we stand together against the noxious rule of religion and corruption

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Jul 17, 2026, 12:08 PM

The Middle East’s ‘Babushka Doll’ Syndrome: States within States

A “Babushka Doll” comprises several layers of ever smaller dolls nestled within each other. It turns out that some Middle East countries have a similar configuration – but as opposed to the Babushka, in a national context it’s a...

Jul 16, 2026, 1:26 PM

Adraba – Practical Jewish magic for the 9 days

Three fast days. 9 days of morning. We are entering the saddest period of the Jewish calendar, remembering the fire, destruction, banishment, death, exile …. Of an event that happened almost 2000 years ago in the year 70 CE....

Daphne Lazar Price

Jul 9, 2026, 10:41 PM

What Moses Would Ask the Knesset: Parshat Matot–Masei and the Haredi Draft Bill

The bill now before the Knesset that would elevate Torah study into Basic Law and effectively treat it as a substitute for traditional sherut leumi or military service is being sold as a victory for Jewish values. It is...

Jul 6, 2026, 7:21 PM

Who benefits from single-gender classes?

Women and men studying together in the Hebrew Universty in the 1950s. Credit: Benno Rothenberg /Meitar Collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection via Wikimedia commons

A new law would expand single-gender classes – to graduate students. I know, I know. Among all the new laws being passed with the expressed aim of dismantling our democracy, this law seems tame. It gives institutes of higher...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Jul 3, 2026, 1:15 PM

Israel: Four Nations Divided by a Common (Dis)Communication System

The recent news about social media has focused on various countries’ efforts to legislatively prohibit social media use by youngsters. That’s a positive micro-turn, but not the macro-threat that is really undermining social cohesion and even democracy: the characteristics...

Jul 2, 2026, 3:04 PM

1,000 Days Since Oct. 7 & the Torah Study Law

Today marks 1,000 days since the tragic events of October 7, 2023. It has been 1,000 days since the failure that led to the massacre. We remember the hostages and honor the heroism of hundreds of ordinary citizens who...

Jul 1, 2026, 11:47 PM

Torah Scholar Deferments

Last week while I was davening shacharit in my Dati-Leumi shul, a young man approached me and asked me to contribute to a Wedding fund. He was bearded, dressed in a black suit, black hat. I interrupted my prayers...

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