When I am held in your arms
it is like a sukkah
somehow eternal
even though it is temporary
and it has just enough
structure for us to dance and sing
and celebrate
Our harvest.
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June 10, 2026
The question is not whether Jewish communities will use AI; they already are. The question is whether we will adopt these tools passively, or shape them deliberately according to Jewish values, Jewish learning, and Jewish responsibility.
Gerald Posner on Trump, JFK, RFK and Jew-Blaming
June 9, 2026
Posner said he hopes he can reach levelheaded people with open minds who have the viewpoint that they are open to changing their opinions if the evidence points in a certain direction.
When the Microphone Belongs to the School
June 8, 2026
When a college chooses the voice, approves the occasion, and hands over the microphone to a known activist, it owns what follows from that stage.
I’m in Northern Israel, Reading About Iranian Missiles Coming Our Way
June 8, 2026
Maybe hiding the fear was my own personal missile. Maybe it was my own defiant message to the Jew-hating murderers in Tehran.
The Fearless Democratic Downfall
June 7, 2026
Democrats are not only endorsing and choosing quasi-Nazis and actual Islamists at the ballot box. They seem to have also adopted their suicidal tendencies.
Faith in the Foxhole
June 5, 2026
Faith in the foxhole is the recognition that with faith, you are never alone.
Jerusalem: A City that Defies Description
June 5, 2026
For about an hour or two, you’re asked to absorb centuries upon centuries of kings, armies, religions and empires taking turns trying to control the center of the world.
Sing Songs, Raise Spirits – A poem for Parsha Beh’alotcha
June 4, 2026
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A Bisl Torah — The Angel Above You
June 4, 2026
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The Haredi World’s One-Track Education Problem
June 4, 2026
Not every young man is destined to become a great Torah scholar. And pretending otherwise harms both the individual and the community.
Print Issue: Batya’s Moment | June 5, 2026
June 4, 2026
NewsNation host Batya Ungar-Sargon talks about her new book, “The Jews and The Left,” her rift with Megyn Kelly and why antisemitism has spread like wildfire in America.
‘Playmakers’: A Jewish Toyland
June 3, 2026
The entire toy industry in America was largely Jewish, from the company founders and executives to the designers and factory workers, from the wholesale distributors and the army of salesmen, to the retail outlets and the large department stores that sold them.
Comedian Jeff Ross Talks Pastrami in the Big Apple
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The Museum of the City of New York welcomed “The Roastmaster General” along with Katz’s Deli owner Jake Dell for a meaty talk on the Jewish deli’s legacy.