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From Terah to today: The many roads that lead Jews home
Zionism awakened an ancient attachment to Israel, offering even less religious Jews a powerful connection to their people and homeland.
Parashat Noah: How prayer becomes an ark that carries us through turbulent times - opinion
Parashat Noah: The main thing is the intention
Sukkot 2026: Yom Kippur reminds us life is short - Sukkot asks what we do with it - opinion
The Jewish sin we never confess: Choosing indifference over love - opinion
Judaism does not demand agreement or unity. It demands that we never erase another Jew from the circle of our obligations.
Would Jews really be more accepted if the State of Israel did not exist? - opinion
After centuries of persecution, Israel gives Jews a homeland where they can defend themselves.
Rosh Hashanah 2026: The Jewish people must answer the shofar’s call to unity - opinion
In a year marked by antisemitism and uncertainty, the Jewish community has shown the strength that comes from standing together as one people.
Religious Zionism has lost sight of Rav Kook’s ethics - opinion
Rav Kook united Zionism, holiness, and universal justice. Today’s Religious Zionism too often puts settling the land above ethical values.
As I turn 80, I hope my life is and continues to be a journey that inspires others - opinion
Will I ever be religious? I do not know. But, as Baruch ben Michael said in his Ethics, “All things perfect are as difficult as they are rare.”
Parashat Shoftim: Wholehearted – and well
“Wholeheartedness is greater than wisdom, but great wisdom is required of a Jew before he reaches the level of ‘You shall be wholehearted with the Lord your God.’” - Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz.
The question raised inside the White House that could define America's future - opinion
The Constitution protects liberty, but can the US preserve freedom without the moral culture that sustains it?
Before the High Holidays, the Jewish people must look inward - opinion
With Yom Kippur fast approaching, now is the time for Jews to look inward and ask how one can do better to support one's own nation and peoplehood.
A Zionist coalition? Israel’s founders envisioned something broader - opinion
The Declaration of Independence promises equality for all citizens, and calls for a “Zionist coalition” will undermine that vision.
On Shabbat Nachamu, Isaiah reminds us that human power is just an illusion
Isaiah declares, “Behold, the nations are as a drop from a bucket, and are regarded as the dust on the scales... All the nations are as nothing before Him” (Isaiah 40:15,17).
