Hebrew word of the week: Hekhal

If we want a different future, we must be willing to examine what already exists, what has failed, and what is quietly working.

A society that maximizes belonging while severing it from standards produces conformity, not freedom. A society that encourages mattering divorced from truth produces fanaticism, not dignity. Life and liberty depend on holding the two together.

The Israeli public may look at Jerusalem with nostalgic longing, but it misses the glaring warning sign the city is raising. The current Jerusalem model is not sustainable at the national level.

Fear alone cannot explain Gaza’s moral void after Oct. 7.

The hostility we’re seeing today in K–12 schools has very little to do with education and everything to do with power.

It was a masterclass in moral confidence. He met a moment of anger with dignity, and a moment of division with cultural self-assurance. He reminded America who Latinos are, without begging for permission or absolution.

We are in command of our own destiny—and it’s not wrong to defend our sovereignty.

We teach young Jews to defend themselves and Israel before we teach them to love Jewish civilization. Because our priorities are inverted. Too many resources flow toward monitoring hate groups. It’s time for a change.

Are we moved to protect girls, or by the ease of condemning the correct villain?