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Misguided sanctions: Nations punish Smotrich, Ben-Gvir for protecting Israelis - opinion
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have the audacity to believe that Israeli citizens deserve protection from violence, a principle one might assume would be universally accepted.
25 touchstones for a moral compass: Lessons from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks - opinion
'Are We There Yet?' Building and sustaining healthy marriages - review
Parents rule, grandparents are cool: A look at grandparenting today - analysis
'The Life of the Soul': A look at Judaism's view on 'gilgul' and reincarnation - review
With such erudite scholarship, The Life of the Soul is a landmark contribution and resource to the study of Jewish mysticism.
Daniella Wexler: Retrospective or new exhibition?
In her current retrospective at the Jerusalem Theatre, the historical works appear in reproduction, embellished with painted decorative margins and additional new images.
Leap of faith: A lesson on embracing God - opinion
In philosophy, a leap of faith is the act of believing in or accepting something not on the basis of reason.
Fueling antisemitism, normalizing hate: The dangers of anti-Israel textbooks in education - opinion
The American Jewish community must stand up to anti-Israel textbooks making their way into the mainstream education system.
Pretending to ‘grapple with genocide’: The anti-Israel fad in Western academia - opinion
The discussion focused largely on transcending the need to ascertain whether certain violent acts fit the “narrow and highly technical realm of criminal law” and the legal definition of genocide.
False equivalency of Gaza and Dresden: One was revenge, the other self-defense - opinion
Dresden was revenge against a defeated enemy. Gaza is self-defense against an enemy that still openly calls for Israel’s annihilation.
Ralph Vaughan Williams: A humanist composer who opposed the Nazis, helped Jews
So, next time you hear the rapt, silken poetry of The Lark Ascending, give a thought not only to Vaughan Williams the composer, but to the humanist who opposed the Nazis.
War Diary: How the Netanyahu gov't's absolute power renders current protests pointless - opinion
The reality is that the silent majority of Israelis have either been neutralized by the government’s published justifications of the war or are not prepared to face the consequences of their inaction
From jihadist to president: Is Ahmed al-Sharaa's transformation true or false? - opinion
Ahmed al-Sharaa’s journey from jihadist commander to president presents the world with a highly dramatic transformation. Is it genuine or mere show?
Opening of Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum gets postponed yet again
The grand opening of the GEM, which was set for July 3 – much delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises, and the COVID pandemic – has been postponed yet again.
The lie behind the chant: What ‘Free Palestine’ really means - opinion
If one truly cares about the Palestinian people – even if that’s all one cares about – a few questions must be asked: Free from what?