For many, these hostages were not the “right kind,” not the kind that could be defended or spoken for without risking the ire of a prejudiced crowd. But make no mistake—those are my people, a people I ...

With all the screeching about so-called famine and imaginary genocide in Gaza, you would think Hamas would do anything for a deal, not using stalling tactics or jockeying for the release of more ...

Sometimes, it is a virtue to persist in behaviour that seems to be failing, if we genuinely believe it to be worthwhile.

What does it mean to be “even-handed” to the Holocaust? Is Facebook trying to be like Switzerland? Does neutrality to Nazism make one complicit with it? Disinterest does nothing for the victims of ...

The Qur’an states: “To Moses We did give NINE Clear Signs: ask the Children of Israel: when he (Moses) came to them, Pharaoh said to him: “O Moses! I consider you to have been worked upon by sorcery.” ...

As I mentioned in my post on last week’s Parashat Shemot, the relationship of Zeir Anpin to Nukvah is sometimes compared to ...

Hajj pilgrimage is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, an essential act of worship that every capable Muslim is obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime. It is a journey of immense spiritual ...

Now, turning to the parashah: Parashat Va’era marks the beginning of the plagues, a deeply complex narrative in Jewish consciousness. During the Pesach seder, we ritually diminish the wine in our cups ...

In presenting a political polemic disguised as objective science, the authors of this paper and of other similar contributions choose to ignore the following facts: Israel employs precision munitions, ...

Continuing the streak of Ivey league controversies surrounding Israel, a Yale Hillel staff member removed Zionist students ...

Each week, Ari Sliffman, a Jewish legal mediator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will discuss the week’s Parshah “through the lens of a mediator.” Ari will focus on one or two sections of the Parshah ...

God tells Moses: “Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites depart from his land.” Moses answers God: “If the ...