Passover is over, but the story isn’t - opinion
On the eve of Pessah 1944, in Bergen-Belsen, two rabbis, Rabbi Aaron Davids and Rabbi Avraham Levison, confronted an unbearable question: What does one do when the Torah itself cannot be kept?
On the eve of Pessah 1944, in Bergen-Belsen, two rabbis, Rabbi Aaron Davids and Rabbi Avraham Levison, confronted an unbearable question: What does one do when the Torah itself cannot be kept?
The opposition remains fragmented, though efforts by groups like the Iran Freedom Congress and figures such as Reza Pahlavi point toward a possible unifying framework – one that remains incomplete.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid’s inflammatory statements risk weakening Israeli society and undermining national unity during wartime.
Israel faces a greater danger at home as Netanyahu’s coalition choices risk democracy, social cohesion, and long-term stability.
So, you pick up your rifle, and you fight. But then, somewhere between operations, you get an update on the news back home. In Jerusalem, you read, the government has passed the annual budget...
Israeli childhood has been knocked off course for years now. First came COVID, then came the October 7, 2023, mega-atrocity by Hamas, and the long war that followed, and now another round with Iran.
Washington has every right to define its own interests, just as Israel has every obligation to defend its own survival.
Like the plants, Jerusalemites are tough. In the last few years, we have undergone pain and grieving. But truly loving this city and this land, we are resilient.
The first post-Holocaust Passover brought survivors together to reclaim dignity, remember loss, and celebrate survival.
Algorithms and short attention spans are eroding Israel’s image, but strategic engagement could change the nation's fortunes.
As Passover begins, a rabbinic voice challenges the Pope’s remarks on war, arguing that Jewish ethics demand moral clarity and the obligation of self-defense.