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A Bisl Torah — Spiritual Enslavement
March 5, 2026
Spiritual enslavement is not confined to the Egypt in the Torah.
On That Day – A poem for Parsha Ki Tisa
March 5, 2026
When all of the people are counted – All of them, not just the ones who look like us.
Gavin Newsom Is No Jack Kennedy
March 5, 2026
Ambition over principle. Political gain over integrity. That is his legacy — a legacy stained in shame.
Print Issue: Iran | March 5, 2026
March 5, 2026
Success in the war against Iran – which every American and Israeli should hope for – will only strengthen the tendency of both leaders to highlight their dominant personalities as the state axis, at the expense of the boring institutions that serve them.
In a Pickle– A Turshi Recipe
March 5, 2026
Tangy, bright and filled with irresistible umami flavor, turshi is the perfect complement to burgers, kebabs and chicken, as well as the perfect foil for eggs and salads.
Sweet Kugel Recipes for National Noodle Month
March 5, 2026
Nothing says Jewish comfort food like sweet noodle kugel.
Re-Reading Persia: Thoughts on an Ancient Text in a Modern Moment
March 5, 2026
On Purim, re-reading Persia, we stand at the intersection of the past and this very moment. May we merit not merely a temporary cessation of war, but true peace — the ultimate end of all conflict.
The War in Iran: Revolution, Assassination, Reconstruction
March 5, 2026
As Israel is learning in Gaza, achieving regime change from the outside, without a commitment to deep and continuous involvement, is a difficult task.
Who Knows?
March 5, 2026
When future generations tell your story and mine, which parts will look obvious in hindsight? What opportunities will we have leveraged — and decisions made — that define our legacy?
Nostalgia for the ‘80s and ‘90s and the Lost World of Third Spaces
March 5, 2026
The nostalgia attached to the ’80s and ’90s often comes from a world where public hanging-out was built into daily life.
You Heard It Here First, Folks!
March 5, 2026
For over half a decade, I had seen how the slow drip of antisemitism, carefully enveloped in the language of social justice and human rights, had steadily poisoned people whom I had previously considered perfectly reasonable.
Bringing the Best of Diaspora Jewry to Israel
March 5, 2026
Today, amid rising global antisemitism and uncertainty in the Diaspora, many Anglos considering aliyah are searching not only for housing but for belonging.
Trump’s Critics Have a Lot Riding on the Iran Conflict
March 5, 2026
Their assumptions about the attack on Iran are based on a belief in the resilience of an evil terrorist regime, coupled with a conviction that Trump’s belief in the importance of the U.S.-Israel alliance is inherently wrong.
The Snake, the Shepherd’s Crook, and the Eye of the Sun: Uncovering the Haggadah’s Hidden Meaning
March 4, 2026
As Bar Ilan University professor Joshua Berman engagingly and convincingly demonstrates in his “Echoes of Egypt” Haggadah, the process by which the Passover story took shape was as a polemic against the belief system and symbols of authority of Pharaoh and his people.
The Night Watch: How Hundreds of U.S. Volunteers Support Israel Through the Night
March 4, 2026
We may never know each other’s names. We may never meet. Yet for those minutes, across oceans, time zones, and screens, we share something deeply human.