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The festival of judicial independence
By
Yehuda Halper
Who rules on whether the oil is pure? The rabbinic version of Hanukkah we follow today says it’s not the priest-kings, it’s the court.
Jennifer Moses
Let there be lights, and let there also be presents
Yes, I am allowed to have a Hanukkah wish list, and, no, it does not include a salad spinner
Shira Lankin Sheps
We will sing again, Hanukkah edition
Maoz Tzur’s account of history’s miracles gives me faith in our salvation, as I offer new prayers for our dark times on this holiday of lights
Don’t Let Haredi leadership block the way of Haredim who want to enlist
By
Asaf Malchi
More than a few ultra-Orthodox young men feel pangs of conscience pushing them to help shoulder Israel’s defense burden – they need encouragement
Shared fragility on Jerusalem’s streets
By
Rebecca Bardach
My hope is that these stories of mutual help between Israeli Jews and Arabs will mitigate against the terrible harms that are drowning both communities
Ted Sasson
There is no consensus against a Palestinian state
Proposed legislation would block a two-state solution, but surveys don’t support the claim that it’s what ’most Israelis’ deeply want
Meir Charash
Suicide prevention: Talk! It can save lives.
My 6 takeaways, as a grieving father who lost his son to suicide and is living with the ’what-ifs’
Inching toward theocracy
By
Shuki Friedman
Like every religious Jew, I pray daily for the restoration of judges ’as in days of old’ – a legal system rooted in Halacha. But not this way
Bepi Pezzulli
The UN is watching you, but who’s watching the UN?
In a year where many of the most oppressive regimes committed human rights atrocities, the world body stayed fixated on Israel
War: A second immigration
By
Nurit Gil
Like aliyah did, the war is creating me anew: After years in Israel, I need to discover who I’ve become
Top Ops
Ariel Beery
Because of Jesus?
The same cultural shifts that recast Christmas as a safe holiday for Jews will surely, eventually defang anti-Zionism – if we put in the work to make them happen
Neal Katz
One light in a dark valley
In these days, the world feels darker and darker. Enter a recent piece of art a local church lovingly shared with my congregation
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