The True Test of Victory
November 12, 2024
True leadership demands magnanimity, especially for those with the power to pursue their agenda unchecked.
Rabbi Pini Dunner
Rabbi Pini Dunner is the senior spiritual leader at Beverly Hills Synagogue, a member of the Young Israel family of synagogues.
Israel’s Future Depends on Unity
July 3, 2024
Israeli Haredim must come up with a workable solution that finally casts the scourge of Haredi separatism to history.
As Certain as Death and Taxes
May 15, 2024
Antisemitism has permeated societies for centuries. It has transcended geographical boundaries and historical epochs.
A Day that Will Live On in Infamy
March 25, 2024
By not insisting on the immediate return of hostages before the ceasefire, and by failing to condemn Hamas for starting the war, the UN has once again shown its chronic bias against the world’s only Jewish state.
The Power of Memory and Personal Experience
August 23, 2023
Jewish life and Jewish identity are inextricably bound up with the Jewish festivals cycle that runs through each calendar year.
An Open Letter to Representative Jayapal
July 19, 2023
Rather than write off an entire country because it is dogged by historical issues that have yet to be resolved, let us embrace a country that has good intentions, and genuinely wishes to be a force for good both within its borders and beyond its borders for the benefit of humanity as a whole.
No Scorched Earth
July 7, 2023
Thankfully, the IDF achieved an exceptional level of success in its Jenin operation, accompanied by an unusually low casualty rate.
The Mistake We Made with Russia
March 23, 2022
If and when this crisis is finally over, the lesson will have to be that Russia can never again be trusted as a partner in international affairs until it has properly embraced the elusive but indispensable second tabernacle.
Esther, Sarah, and the Language of the People
November 6, 2021
Over the course of several days, tens of thousands of people around the world learned Rabbi Sacks-inspired Torah together in what must surely have been one of the most unique events in Torah-study history.
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