Each Passover, we focus our attention on the historic struggle between Moses and Pharaoh, and the enslavement of the Hebrews. Yet, the story of our people in Egypt is more than a collective memory; it is an accurate depiction of…
Next week we will celebrate the liberation of our people from slavery to freedom as we sit around the Seder table on Passover night. On this holiday, we tend to focus our attention on the struggle between Moses and Pharaoh,…
If there is any hatred more enigmatic than antisemitism, it is Jewish antisemitism. Our self-hatred is a sinister, undying fountain, but it will not dry out until we find its trigger and defuse it. History is replete with examples of…
Jews-turned-anti-Semites reject not only their heritage, but primarily their task to bring the method of connection for the entire world. After a prolonged silence regarding the JCCs bomb threats, the FBI released the stunning news that the majority of threats…
There are Jews who are passionately anti-Zionists. There are dozens of Islamic states, but you would be hard stretched to find Muslims who resist the very notion of an Islamic state. Even if you did, they would not have the…
…because now we can talk about its causes and solutions. In just over a month, more than 100 JCCs and synagogues received bomb threats and were forced to evacuate, three Jewish cemeteries were vandalized, one synagogue was shot at while…
UK media is in much ado over the (re)suspension of anti-Semitic Labour Party Member, Vicky Kirby. Mrs. Kirby was suspended from the Labour party in 2014 after posting several anti-Semitic tirades on her Facebook page, but shortly after she was readmitted.…
There is a small country whose citizens often go out of their way to help other nations. Its government is always the first to respond to crises wherever they happen, even on enemy territory, and the only reward it ever…
Perplexed about who’s right and wrong in American politics? The story of Purim can offer some guidance. Haman and Mordechai have never been more relevant to our time. The social divide in America is violently escalating. The whirlwind of accusations…
America today is a rerun of the perplexed Shushan, and we Jews will decide if the story ends with a miracle, or not… “The city of Shushan [Susa] was perplexed.” If any verse from The Book of Esther reflects the…
The social divide in America is violently escalating. The whirlwind of accusations between the political Left and Right continues to spiral downwards. We seem to be hitting new lows on a daily basis. Making sense of this political landscape is becoming…
The more nations develop, the more people become egoistic and alienated, and blame it all on the Jews. It’s nature’s law. President Trump’s address to Congress, where he sought to “deliver a message of unity and strength,” eased the tensions…