Parashat Balak: What is the price of aloneness?
In a highly integrated world, the isolation of the State of Israel is itself a strategic risk. Some voices in Israel deride this issue or dismiss concerns about how we are viewed.
Parashat Hukat: The red heifer's lesson in an age of multitasking and fragmentation
We strive to understand divine will, but when our understanding falls short, we do not walk away from obedience. Commitment to divine command remains the bedrock of religious life.
Parashat Korah: Misreading intentions
Korah's rebellion shows how mistrust and competing narratives destroy dialogue, as reflected today in Israel’s haredi draft divide.
What the ma'apilim teach us about faith and judgment
The story of the spies shows how belief in destiny can falter in fear or slip into reckless overconfidence.
What the Israelites' greatest failure can teach us about today's uncertainty - opinion
Dreams are perfect. Reality is not. Reality demands sacrifice, perseverance, and the courage to confront uncertainty.
What Shavuot teaches about Israel’s haredi military service debate
On Shavuot, we recenter Torah study as our supreme value, even as we divert some of its precious human resources toward protecting our people and defending our land.
From Sinai to today: Judaism and the long march of monotheism - opinion
We were not selected for privilege but to carry God’s presence and moral vision into a broader world.
How has the Six Day War of 1967 shaped Israel of 2026? - opinion
The war of 1967 can rightly be seen as the point at which the Jewish world renewed its engagement with the State of Israel.
Entering the fourth room: We are living in a new stage of Jewish history - opinion
Few modern terms carry as much weight and controversy as the Hebrew word geula, or “redemption.” Redemption is the terminus of history.
Love isn’t enough: Faith in humanity through the lens of the Torah
In a fractured world, Torah reminds us through Akiva, Hillel and Ben Azzai that every person carries dignity, meaning and divine image.
