Is America Slipping Off a Cliff?

Posted on October 3, 2021

A survey published on September 23 by the reputable Pew Research Center determined that “President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has fallen sharply in the past two months. Fewer than half of U.S. adults now approve of the way Biden…

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Tunisia’s New Prime Minister Could Mark the Beginning of a Real Arab Spring

Posted on September 30, 2021

On September 29, Tunisia’s president, Kais Saied, named Prof. of Geology Najla Bouden Romdhane as the country’s new prime minister. The newsworthy element about this story is that at a time of intensifying intolerance within the Muslim world, a Muslim…

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The Odd Link between Antisemitism and Zionism

Posted on September 27, 2021

In 1929, Dr. Kurt Fleischer, leader of the Liberals in the Berlin Jewish Community Assembly, made a peculiar statement: “Anti-Semitism is the scourge that God has sent us in order to lead us together and weld us together.” Regrettably, the…

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Simchat Torah: The Cause for Joy Unlocked

Posted on September 26, 2021

The recent failed intent of U.S. progressive lawmakers to reduce defense aid to Israel and the upcoming UN commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the antisemitic Durban Conference underscore yet again Israel and Jews being singled out for criticism around…

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The Legacy of a Spiritual Giant

Posted on September 24, 2021

He knew the clock was ticking; he knew they had to move to Israel; he told the Israeli Prime Minister how Israel can truly be independent; and he dedicated his life to helping the Jewish people and all of humanity.…

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A Lesson from the Iron Dome Funding Saga

Posted on September 24, 2021

This week’s saga surrounding the funding of manufacturing Iron Dome interceptors, which protect Israeli citizens from Hamas rockets, should come as no surprise. Much of the press tried to portray the attempt to withhold the funding as an initiative of…

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Where Europe Is Going

Posted on September 20, 2021

More and more, I have been hearing about the worsening economic situation in Europe. Friends and students from all over the continent have been telling me that life in their country is deteriorating, that it’s getting harder and harder to…

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The Jewish People Are About Quality, Not Quantity

Posted on September 18, 2021

The Jewish people are growing. A comprehensive study conducted by researchers at the Hebrew University and recently published by the Jewish Agency reveals that despite antisemitism and other threats, the Jewish population worldwide has increased from 15.1 million last year…

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80 Years after the Babi Yar Massacre- Our Duty Cannot Be Destroyed

Posted on September 17, 2021

In September 1941, within just two days, the Nazis murdered 33,771 Jews in the Babi Yar ravine on the outskirts of Kiev in then Nazi-occupied Ukraine. In doing so, they had effectively eliminated the Jewish population in the country’s capital.…

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Yom Kippur, Why Does It Matter?

Posted on September 15, 2021

For the first time in history, the world today shows us how much it is one complete whole—that all human beings are inextricably bound together and thus have no choice but to take care of each other. We increasingly discover…

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The Twenty Dark Years of the Durban Conference

Posted on September 14, 2021

Durban is a global port city in South Africa, a city steeped in influences from many countries and immersed in a mixture of different cultures. It is a city of contrasts: modern skyscrapers alongside urban areas surrounded by markets, a…

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