Mordechai Sones

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Featured Israel Judaism Opinion War & Peace 12 Min Read

Pita on Pesach: When Jewish Identity Dies, Jewish Blood Is Spilled

In the first part of this series, we established a foundational principle for survival: A is A. Drawing on sources

Israel Judaism Opinion War & Peace 7 Min Read

A is A: Torah, Aristotle, and the Limits of Judging Enemies Favorably

After an Arab worker was recorded contaminating ice cream for Jewish customers, I commented that I always wondered about the

Diaspora Health Israel 12 Min Read

The Manufactured Measles Crisis: How Vaccine Campaigns Ignite Outbreaks from Texas to Tel Aviv

In the summer of 2025, a specter returned to haunt the Western world. Measles, a disease declared vanquished from the

Israel Judaism 14 Min Read

Justice, Justice You Shall Automate?

The Torah portion of Shoftim contains one of the most foundational injunctions in Jewish jurisprudence: “צֶדֶק צֶדֶק תִּרְדֹּף” – “Justice,

Featured Home Opinion 9 Min Read

Idols of Excess: How Cheap Obscenity and Hyperbole Are Breeding a Violent, Soulless Society

The Age of Absurdity Something is broken in the way we talk, think, and feel. It is a subtle fracture,

Featured Israel Judaism War & Peace 11 Min Read

From Baseless Hatred to a World at War: Reversing Tisha B’Av

A Shot Heard Across Time It began, as world-changing events sometimes do, with a single act of violence on an

Home Israel Opinion 4 Min Read

The Individual and the State: A Shift in Power and Responsibility

Historically, the classical liberal view of government was one of cautious distrust. Its role was not to provide for the

Featured Israel Judaism War & Peace 16 Min Read

The Tyranny of Tolerance: How an Enlightenment Error Is Tearing Israel Apart

A recent, thoughtful critique of the idea of a "Jewish Compassion Deficit Syndrome" raised a crucial point about the pragmatic

Israel Judaism Opinion War & Peace 5 Min Read

Jewish Compassion Deficit Syndrome: Our Dangerous Double Standard

In an era of perpetual conflict, where Israel’s survival hinges on unflinching realism, a peculiar and dangerous inconsistency plagues our

Featured Israel Judaism War & Peace 11 Min Read

Zionist Autoimmune Disorder: A Nation at War With its Own Survival

In the summer of 1969, with the echoes of the Six-Day War still reverberating and the grinding War of Attrition