JONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Iris Haim, the mother of Yotam Haim, who was tragically shot by IDF troops after escaping from captivity in Gaza, inspires with the riveting upcoming film ’ Looking for Yotam’

A healthy society should possess a moral fragrance. Its values should be detectable not only in its speeches and symbols, but in its streets, offices, schools, hospitals, and homes. 

In Keinon’s reading, Gaza’s devastation was not an unforeseen consequence. It was a price Sinwar was prepared to pay in the hope of igniting a regional war that would ultimately destroy Israel.

A kosher meal in a hospital should be boring, a footnote, one line on a dietary form swallowed up in the vast machinery of clinical care. Instead, it has become a test of nerve.

Sitting there, watching Avigayil, one could not escape the thought: What would she give for one more ordinary moment? One more conversation. One more cup of coffee. But time is not guaranteed.

The existence of the Samaritans reminds us that possessing a text is not enough. The greater wonder is the survival of a people and a living tradition.

The world is not beautiful at the moment. But the 'beautiful game' still has the capacity to gather people, distract people, delight people, and occasionally inspire people.

A fatal stabbing in the UK sparks debate over policing, bias, and the danger of judging victims by labels.

Sometimes the holiest thing a healer can do is admit: I, too, need healing.

Protecting brit milah means separating the covenant from a risky practice that Jewish law does not require.