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At 250, America must remember what made it worth fighting for - opinion

America’s anniversary is a moment to celebrate its ideals and recognize the forces challenging the freedoms it was built to protect.

Man holding an American flag.
Israeli cabinet minister and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is consoled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he attends the funeral of his son Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, an Israeli solider, who was killed in northern Gaza during the ground operation by Israel's military in Gaza.

Was Netanyahu chosen by God, or judged too harshly by man? - opinion

An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av

The breached walls we must rebuild this Seventeenth of Tamuz - opinion

New Haven Police Department screenshot of the alleged perpetrator.

The irony behind telling Jews to 'go back where they belong' - opinion


When prayer is weaponized: Preserving faith’s sincerity in a politicized world - opinion

True prayer lights the heart and softens the soul; it cannot be weaponized without losing meaning.

An illustrative photograph of a man wearing tefillin

Jerusalem Orthodox churches don’t represent all Christians - opinion

Evangelical Catholics reject claims that Christian Zionism is harmful and believe in the Jewish people’s covenant with god.

 Church of the Holy Sepulchre

First values, then holy places: Lesson from Sinai and Jerusalem - opinion

A hostage’s testimony and Parashat Yitro show that the Torah places values before territory.

	Former hostage Eitan Mor attends a conference titled “Gaza: The Day After” at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2026.

The last hostage's return: Why this moment calls for gratitude, not just relief - opinion

We, the Jewish people, experience the miracle of our continued peoplehood every single day

Pallbearers from the Israeli Police sit in the hearse with the casket of Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, the last captive held by Hamas in Gaza, on January 28, 2026.

Divine intelligence meets artificial intelligence: When Technology and tradition meet - opinion

The contrast between artificial intelligence (AI) and divine intelligence (DI) is not a competition. It is a conversation.

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Lockdown: Save your time for love

A song born of lockdown, silence, and ancient wisdom.

Lockdown

Aliyah: A wedding postponed, a dream fulfilled

When the sudden onset of the 12-Day War with Iran grounded the NBN flight, her other, previously purchased ticket enabled her to secure one of the scarce rescue flights leaving the US.

 Shira Sedek Ben-Zekhariah arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport, June 26, 2025.

Rabbis after Google: Jewish leadership must be reimagined - opinion

Judaism has always evolved. In a world of instant access and fading institutions, rabbinic leadership must evolve with it.

Chief rabbis of Jerusalem, Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Rabbi Arye Stern

When brothers reunite: Ezekiel’s prophecy and Israel’s deepest divide

A biblical vision of unity shows why Israel’s deepest fractures are also its greatest tests.

Iraqi Jews pray at the tomb of Ezekiel in Al-Kifl in southeastern Iraq on the Euphrates River, between Najaf and Al Hillah, in 1932.

Eight voices instead of nine: A Hanukkah night of loss and song - opinion

Grief, music, and light: how one family honored their fallen son on the last night of Hanukkah.

 Captain (res.) Shaul Greenglick z"l