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Parashat Noah: How prayer becomes an ark that carries us through turbulent times - opinion
As the Jewish holiday season ends, the Baal Shem Tov’s teachings remind us how prayer, art, and music can sustain us through the year ahead.
Parashat Noah: The main thing is the intention
Sukkot 2026: Yom Kippur reminds us life is short - Sukkot asks what we do with it - opinion
The Jewish sin we never confess: Choosing indifference over love - opinion
Would Jews really be more accepted if the State of Israel did not exist? - opinion
After centuries of persecution, Israel gives Jews a homeland where they can defend themselves.
Rosh Hashanah 2026: The Jewish people must answer the shofar’s call to unity - opinion
In a year marked by antisemitism and uncertainty, the Jewish community has shown the strength that comes from standing together as one people.
Religious Zionism has lost sight of Rav Kook’s ethics - opinion
Rav Kook united Zionism, holiness, and universal justice. Today’s Religious Zionism too often puts settling the land above ethical values.
As I turn 80, I hope my life is and continues to be a journey that inspires others - opinion
Will I ever be religious? I do not know. But, as Baruch ben Michael said in his Ethics, “All things perfect are as difficult as they are rare.”
Parashat Shoftim: Wholehearted – and well
“Wholeheartedness is greater than wisdom, but great wisdom is required of a Jew before he reaches the level of ‘You shall be wholehearted with the Lord your God.’” - Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz.
The question raised inside the White House that could define America's future - opinion
The Constitution protects liberty, but can the US preserve freedom without the moral culture that sustains it?
Before the High Holidays, the Jewish people must look inward - opinion
With Yom Kippur fast approaching, now is the time for Jews to look inward and ask how one can do better to support one's own nation and peoplehood.
A Zionist coalition? Israel’s founders envisioned something broader - opinion
The Declaration of Independence promises equality for all citizens, and calls for a “Zionist coalition” will undermine that vision.
On Shabbat Nachamu, Isaiah reminds us that human power is just an illusion
Isaiah declares, “Behold, the nations are as a drop from a bucket, and are regarded as the dust on the scales... All the nations are as nothing before Him” (Isaiah 40:15,17).
Before Tisha B'Av: Lessons from Singapore and Japan for repairing Israeli society - opinion
Who is wise? One who learns from all people. – "Ethics of the Elders"
