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Es Brent! The Land Has Burned Before — And What We Must Do Now
Es brent, briderlakh, s’brent!Our poor little town, alas, is burning!And you stand and look like that, with folded hands... Our town is burning!Don’t stand there like that, brothers — extinguish the fire! Mordechai Gebirtig wrote these words in 1938 as a warning and a demand. The song was not content…
There Is No Judaism Besides ‘Rabbinic Judaism’
The claim that there exists a Judaism independent of rabbinic tradition is not merely historically inaccurate; it severs Judaism from its most profound message: that the Creator intended human beings to be active partners in the ongoing work of Creation. This partnership is realized precisely through the chain of transmission…
The State That Punishes Jews for Defending Themselves — And the Jews Who Can’t Stop Voting for It
In recent days, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Samaria Regional Council’s security department took several concrete steps against Yitzhar that significantly weakened the community’s ability to manage its own security. The army removed the keys to the local armory from the Ravshatz’s (Civilian Security Coordinator) control, while Yossi…
The Superhero Moshiach Trap
The Jewish people have never stopped saying they want Moshiach. In every generation the cry rises. Yet a deep misalignment persists between what we claim to want and what we are actually prepared to receive. Too often the Moshiach we describe is not the one presented by Torah sources. He…
The Hilltop Youth: Redemption Through Presence
In the hills and valleys of Judea and Samaria, a contest over territory is underway. One side, under Palestinian Authority auspices, pursues systematic expansion through construction, roads, and agricultural projects. The other responds with persistent Jewish civilian presence through farming and herding, viewing these actions as both practical defense and…
Grassroots Campaign Urges U.S. Ambassador to Support Independent Investigation into Israeli Torture
A grassroots initiative has begun urging U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee to back an independent investigation into the conviction of Amiram Ben-Uliel. Ben-Uliel, an Israeli Jewish father and husband, is serving three-and-a-half life sentences for the 2015 Duma arson attack based on a confession that was extracted through severe…
The 1984 Borders: The Occupation of the Mind and the West Bank of Reality
The article, 'Listen Vance, Listen Jew', opened with a paragraph about JD Vance's visit to Israel and the seemingly controversial comments that he made: "The Vice President of the United States stood on Israeli soil and called a Knesset vote advancing sovereignty in Judea and Samaria a 'very stupid political…
Listen Vance, Listen Jew
Listen, Vance. Listen well, Jew. The Vice President of the United States stood on Israeli soil and called a Knesset vote advancing sovereignty in Judea and Samaria a “very stupid political stunt” to which he personally took “some insult.” He declared that “the West Bank is not going to be…
The Sin of the Spies in the Age of Trump and Netanyahu
There is an ancient, recurring tragedy in the history of our people. When the Prophets of Israel walked the streets of Jerusalem and Samaria, they did not arrive with wild, ungrounded hysterics. They brought cold, realistic, deeply grounded assessments of moral decay and strategic vulnerability. They spoke of structural failures…
Washington Just Labeled You a Terrorist
The Atlantic Council’s recent call for the United States to designate certain Israeli citizens as global terrorists is not a standalone policy proposal. It is a clear example of how one of Washington’s most influential foreign policy institutions manufactures both external pressure on Israel and the political cover its leaders…