Opinion

Nabal himself remained oblivious until the next morning. The prophet Shmuel tells us that when Abigail informed him what had happened, “his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.” 

Judaism does not demand agreement or unity. It demands that we never erase another Jew from the circle of our obligations.

AI can help process intelligence, identify threats, and support operations, but it does not replace human judgment in battlefield decisions.

A peace treaty provision preserving enemy war memorials offers a powerful lesson: peace begins when we stop seeing people across a border as abstractions or enemies, and remember their humanity.

Azaiza should preserve his footage and permit independent verification with safeguards for the victims. Established ethical misconduct should bring consequences.

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. 

When the entertainment industry makes Jews and Israelis the exception, the only diversity on display is the variety of excuses it invents for doing so.

European governments are moving against trade with Israeli settlements, raising questions about Israel, personal freedom, and government coercion.

NAZA's thesis, delivered by Abraham in the film’s own framing, is that the killing of Gazan civilians was not incidental to the war against Hamas; it was the design.

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.