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Aug 23, 2026, 11:49 AM

Sunrise in a Closed Military Zone

When I arrived at the outskirts of Taybeh it was already dark. Two activists named Ben and Yair picked me up from the bus stop and explained the new reality: The entire town of Taybeh is now a closed...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Aug 12, 2026, 10:00 AM

The West Bank Map That Was Never Supposed to Last

More than 30 years after Oslo, Israelis and Palestinians are still living inside a map that was supposed to disappear. Open almost any political map of the West Bank and three letters dominate the landscape: A, B and C. They...

Jun 29, 2026, 6:06 AM

American Jewish Parents, Don’t Raise Frightened Jews

American Jewish parents are asking how to prepare their children for a world where antisemitism is once again visible. The recent Democratic primary in New York’s 10th Congressional District offered two different political answers. I think it exposed a much deeper...

Mihran Kalaydjian

May 25, 2026, 7:22 AM

When Jews Are Told They Don’t Belong Again

For decades after the Holocaust, civilized society agreed on one moral line that could never be crossed again: Jews would never again be treated as outsiders in the societies they helped build. Today, that line is eroding before our eyes. Across...

Shachar Ben-Ami

May 10, 2026, 11:45 PM

Dear Bnei Akiva Summer-Camp Tzevet:

Bnei Akiva is tucked into the very folds of my DNA. It is a mosaic of late-night conversations, lifelong friendships, and a value system that helped bridge the gap between who I was and the person I am proud...

May 7, 2026, 9:14 PM

Inches to Metric: The Art of Debate

I grew up in an era where the Jewish community was completely tied to the Democratic party. Mom was a Socialist Democrat, Dad was too. Many in the Jewish community considered becoming a Republican an act of betrayal/conversion. Becoming a...

Feb 1, 2026, 5:05 AM

Herzl's tree is dead, long live Herzl's tree

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by Kevin Viner, Elevator Digital, Toronto. Used with permission.

During his one visit to Palestine in 1898, the Zionist dreamer planted a cypress. It was destroyed. So why is he depicted standing next to a fully grown tree?

Mihran Kalaydjian

Jan 25, 2026, 1:33 PM

Trump, Iran, and the Illusion of Control

US President Donald Trump (left) speaks to reporters while in flight on Air Force One to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on January 11, 2026. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson); Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting, in Tehran, Iran, January 3, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Across Washington and Tehran, policymakers and analysts are asking the same unsettling question: who really holds the advantage in the escalating standoff between the United States and Iran? On the surface, President Donald Trump’s renewed hardline posture toward Tehran...

Reuven Chaim Klein

Jan 25, 2026, 8:31 AM

Weaponed Up and Ready – chamush, chalutz, and mezuyan

When the Pharaoh finally let the Jews leave Egypt, the Bible reports that the Jews were chamushim (Ex. 13:18). Most of my readers are likely familiar with the exegetical interpretations of this word cited by Mechilta and Rashi (there), which interpret the word chamushim as...

Jan 21, 2026, 11:30 PM

Psalms of Jabotinsky: Psalm Two. Israel Is Pikuach Nefesh for the Jewish People

Almighty, by the Torah You gave, You shaped the world, and through it, the world lives. The Torah is a wellspring of life, given to humanity so that life may be guarded and the path of life may be walked. For in the Torah it is taught that...

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