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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...

Jan 20, 2026, 9:00 PM

Psalms of Jabotinsky: Psalm One. The Bond of Generations

God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of Israel. I stand before You as a man bound to his people. From You comes truth— steady and enduring. This truth walks through time and lives in every generation. Your word is alive. It waits its hour and opens when the hour...

Dec 15, 2025, 9:03 AM

Roei Eisenberg and the Open Tent Young Jews Are Building Themselves

In an era where Jewish organizations boast million-dollar budgets and decades of institutional history, Roei Eisenberg launched a political movement with just $200 and a dream. What he had that legacy organizations didn't: an Instagram account that spoke the...

Richard Shavei-Tzion

Dec 12, 2025, 6:15 PM

Period Poster 1975-2025

Almost all of us collect junk which we cannot bear to get rid of. Some keep every scrap of trivial paper, leaving their children the onerous task of sifting and dumping after their demise. Others are more selective, understanding...

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