In Don’t Say Good Luck, high school sophomore Sophie snags the lead in a musical called Waitress. The music is more 13 than Sondheim, but Sara Bareilles’s tunes are a joy to listen to.
We are made viscerally aware of the value of time, of a moment, of a day. And so it is with Yom Kippur, the Day.
You may be familiar with this routine of trying to find a kosher option in your friends’ and relatives’ non-kosher kitchens. The microwave is usually a good option.
While we continue our internal squabbles, the enemy perceives us as weak. This was among the many theories of what prompted the Hamas's October 7 massacre.
Trump’s call to “cheat like hell” in the midterms highlights the contradiction between his election rhetoric and his claims of protecting election integrity.
Fortunately, and finally, substantial numbers of haredi Israelis are moving away from this hostile approach. They think for themselves and are seeking alternative political leadership.
The haredi community has the numbers, the talent, and the values to lift this country into a new and bright future; we cannot be the ones to drag it down.
Israel’s greatest failure in the Yom Kippur War was self-inflicted, as intelligence chief Eli Zeira’s confidence in his own assessment led Israel to dismiss mounting warnings of an Arab attack.
Yom Kippur offers an opportunity to examine ourselves through the oldest moral code we possess. By the measure of the Ten Commandments, we have much for which to atone.
China’s growing presence in Egypt shows why Israel needs a government focused on long-term regional strategy, diplomacy, and economic ties.
Many Jews who live in Judea and Samaria have written open letters to their Palestinian neighbors. Yossi Klein Halevi did it with care and moral seriousness in a full book. This is mine.
