It has been said,
once we know we are reflections of each other, once we recognize the whole in the awareness of “Love your neighbor as yourself.” as One, as the face of God, the hand of God, the mouth of God, God,
Once that happens, things change, of course.
but can we be in splitered awareness, believing we are separate parts, and still care for each other?
The gift of this time is this question:
Can we love the Other?
For a people obsessed with fixing problems, it’s disheartening to think that our tireless efforts at diagnosing and understanding the biggest threats against Jews are not making a difference.
No matter if we assign ourselves the title of leader, we each lead in some respect, whether it’s leading as a parent, a supervisor, a friend, or a member of our neighborhoods.
In our newly-released e-book, we express our gratitude again and again and again, for big ideas and small touches.
What a gangbuster quarter millennium of a résumé America has assembled. Much to be proud of, and, yet… far too few Americans are lining up to blow out the candles.
Today, with several of her grandsons serving in the IDF, she believes there is no other place she would rather be.
This recipe is traditional and personal at the same time, which feels fitting.
These delicious red, white and blue dairy desserts make it worth going parve for your Independence Day barbecue or picnic.
Brooks has spent his career making large targets look small: Nazis, tyrants, bigots, Hollywood annoyances, studio logic, bad taste, good taste and, now, age.
America’s housing crisis demands more than incremental turns. By doubling capital gains relief and launching the T.E.A.C.H. Homes Program, policymakers can inject immediate momentum into a market desperately needing it.
The DSA has shown that being anti-Israel, even if a candidate lacks experience, is enough to win.
Today, for Americans and Jews, the Battle of Little Big Horn has relevance and resonance.
The greater the expectation, the sharper the disappointment.
As always, we each have the power to choose to listen, to learn, and to grow, or we can shut our ears to that still, small voice. Are you listening? Are you willing? Are you here?
If Israel can help ensure that the enriched uranium leaves Iran, and if it can use this moment to push Iran and its money out of Lebanon, then a damaging agreement can still be turned into a strategic opening.
The work, the ancient, urgent, irreplaceable work of Jewish community, is the answer. Not as retreat. Not as consolation. But as the most powerful response available to us.
I was born Jewish, but I chose Judaism in the sense that I came to understand what Judaism represents, how it gives meaning and purpose to my life and how important it is for the world.
For 75 years, Israeli prime ministers, left and right, kept American politics out of their statecraft. Netanyahu ended that tradition. The bill is coming due.
