The greatest of all commandments in Jewish tradition is the “ pidyon shevuyim – redemption of captives” (Maimonides, Mishnah ...

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Zvi Bentwich got a lifetime achievement award from the Society for International Development. Here's why he so richly ...

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Given the pragmatic and moral imperatives to stand together, US Jews on both sides need to stop their inflammatory, divisive ...

Samuel: I think you like to be told what to do. This charged exchange articulates the (sometimes true) cliché that the ...

The release of these hostages is, indeed, a moment of hope. But it is a fragile hope, one that must be nurtured with truth, ...

So even if the 4th Geneva convention was applicable to the West Bank, which Israel claims it not to be, then Israel would ...

Note that it is EGYPT which subjugates them, not EGYPTIANS. Clearly, the Israelites are enslaved to the very life of Egypt, ...

With Adi Nes’s work, however, the challenge lies in the endlessness of things that could be said. I find myself unable to ...

Israel is often accused of committing systematic human rights violations, but these claims ignore the brutal realities of the ...

To be Jewish today is to navigate the constant tension between justice, mercy, and survival—a balancing act between seemingly ...