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The Five Love Languages of Purim by Sara Lamm

The Five Love Languages of Purim I love giving people gifts. There’s something about picking out the perfect present that’s totally exhilarating. I enjoy it so much my family jokes that I’m the “official” gift-giver of the family (sadly, not a paid position). It’s not that I know the best stores to shop at or […]

U.S blacklisted seven Israelis pursuant to a Feb. 1 Executive Order • Does reveal how it determined they are “undermining peace, security and stability” in Judea and Samaria.

Insights, Jerusalem Inspiration PURIM at time of War against AMALEK – from Haman to Hamas! 03/10/2024 By Daniel Luria 1 Comment 220 Views It’s that beautiful time of the year, the month of Adar, with extra happiness-simcha, and the festival of Purim, with its Megilla reading, the Seuda-with ex...

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Hamas’s October 7 slaughter of Jews in Israel and the Israeli response in Gaza have created a stunning backlash against Jews in the name of anti-Zionism. Episodes from the Holocaust such as Kristallnacht have been invoked, but this time it is primarily left-wing rather than right-wing action against Jews that we are seeing, whether in […]

Early in the pandemic, a friend of mine introduced me to another friend of his, an Emirati living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Knowing that my academic research is focused on the geopolitics of the Arabian Gulf, he figured it might be interesting for me to meet someone from the region — and why not make […]

After George Floyd was murdered in May 2020, Susan Korn was outraged. The 30-something founder, CEO, and creative director of Susan Alexandra, a New York–based fashion company that offers Judaica-inspired clothing, jewelry, and homewares, took to her brand’s Instagram page to show it, writing: Today I feel . . . helpless, devastated, disheartened. I know this is a jewelry/bag […]

The show of solidarity was broadcast live worldwide.

Strangers, Widows, and Amalek by Sara Lamm

As you read this on your phone or your computer, you’re probably thinking – if this essay is about Amalek and the commandment in the Bible is to obliterate them as a nation, why does it begin with a verse  about strangers and the treatment of widows?  Stay with me. This is no mixup, and […]

A Hamas spokesman claimed the arrival of 5 red heifers was the motive for the Oct. 7 massacre. Rabbi Ariel countered, “They don’t need reasons to kill Jews; only excuses to feed the world.”

The article and video were full of several absurd inaccuracies. The presenter was preoccupied with Bible-observant Jews inciting war, while giving Hamas “militants” a pass.

A great deal has been discussed about the failure of Israel’s intelligence apparatus and political leadership to anticipate and prevent the horrific events of October 7, even in the face of clear evidence. I’d like to discuss, however, a more pervasive intellectual failure — the failure to recognize the threat that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs pose […]

Expert says former US president’s comments could ‘fan the flames of antisemitism,’ while chair of Republican Jewish Coalition defends candidate’s ‘own unique style’