A genuine peace is not merely the absence of war. It is the presence of reliability, of basic goodwill, of a willingness to absorb some cost for the sake of stability. What we are witnessing instead ...

Ludman and Gina Junger’s 405-page book, The Jewish Journey Through Loss: From Death to Healing. The book is by a Jewish clinical psychologist and Jewish educator. With warm, caring, sometimes humorous ...

This war was always going to happen. Not necessarily at this exact moment, and not necessarily in this exact form, but it was inevitable in the way that a flood is inevitable when five rivers converge ...

In a time of noise, be the voice that brings clarity. In a time of anger, be the voice that brings dignity. In a time of conflict, be the voice that dares to speak peace. Not because it is easy. But ...

But Maayan is afraid of being caught mid-act by a ballistic rocket attack. Image Credit: AI Not “after,” not “before,” not “adjacent to,” not “nearby.” Mid-act. The fear is very specific. It’s the ...

State Without a Horizon Original artwork by Yochanan Schimmelpfennig. המרכבה נוסעת, והכיסא ריק. Ha-merkavah nosa’at, veha-kise rik. The chariot keeps moving, ...

This Passover, as Jewish families sit down to retell the Exodus, one fact stares back at us from the text: hatred of Jews has ...

Since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, antisemitism in Europe has entered a new phase. European security services, ...

What connection could there be between the commandment of the red heifer—one of the most mysterious commandments in the Torah ...

If the rocket comes from Iran, we usually get an early warning, about 5 minutes before the siren. Sometimes, the siren doesn’t follow the warning, because as the rocket came closer, they saw that it ...

Ten years after the collapse of the extremist stronghold in Sirte the international community has embraced a dangerous ...