Even Jordan experienced violent conflicts with its Palestinian population: the most notable example is “Black September” in ...

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August 25, 2025 – 689 days since October 7 . When Netanyahu says “now only a full deal” to return all 50 hostages, what is he ...

In the end, Rivka’s credo says it best: “I will fight antisemitism any day, anytime, anywhere—loud and proud.” That’s the ...

One does frequently hear extremist, and even some non-extremist Muslims, quote the Qur’anic verse: “And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the ...

Our sages taught that the suffering of animals is no trivial matter. It is a Torah commandment — tzaar baalei chayim. In tractate Berakhot, we learn that a person may not eat before feeding their ...

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From Rabbi Akiva—who lost his students in that plague—arose one who survived: Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, RASHBI, master of the ...

For decades, the Islamic Republic has treated Canada as a soft playground for its ideological warfare. Here, there are no ...

Cantor at Temple Emeth in Chestnut Hill, MA, I have the honor of co-teaching courses in the Jewish Philosophy Department at ...

To choose the crude instrument of collective punishment is a profound strategic failure; it squanders unparalleled ...

Their mission statement is uncomplicated: to spread “the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.” Inna herself has led prayer ...