David and Goliath: A Deeper Look at the Underdog Story
BY GILA GRAUER In Sefer Shmuel, the book of Samuel, the story of David and Goliath tells the narrative of a young shepherd who defeats a giant warrior. Goliath is…
A Jewish Perspective of Longing
BY SAMUEL FIELDS Since the calamity of October 7, there has been Jewish achdut, unity, around the world. Such achdut requires respect for each other and keeping our eyes on…
The Legal and Historical Evolution of Jewish Military Ethics
BY TZUR SHALIT “I must study Politicks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy.” – John Adams (1) The great societies of the past,…
The Out-of-Town Jew
BY MORIAH SCHRANZ Growing up, I loved the fact that I was Jewish. Living in an area with few Jews, this was my unique trait. It was my go-to fun…
Faithful Friends
BY ADELAIDE RUBENSTEIN Friendship must be about something…Those who have nothing can share nothing; those who are going nowhere can have no fellow travelers.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves…
Leaving Space for “Permanent” Diaspora Jews
BY YARDENA FRANKLIN For two thousand years, Judaism has been defined by golah, exile. Perhaps more than any other ethnic or religious group, Jews have been persecuted, moving across the…
Living A Double Life
BY GALIT ALSAYGH The Tanakh has a stance on Jews in golah, exile. To assimilate or to isolate? To practice or to neglect? To be active or to be passive?…
Zionism: An Urgent Call We Cannot Ignore
BY KEDMA ROSENZWEIG In the early twentieth century, former Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis proclaimed, “To be good Americans, we must be better Jews, and to be better Jews,…
Understanding the Political Atmosphere in Israel Before and After October 7
BY AVIVA KESSOCK The decisions made in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, affect every Israeli’s immediate and lasting future. In Israel, citizens vote for a party, and each party receives seats…
The Protection of Nationhood
BY MEIRA LUTCH Operation Lone Star—one of the most contentious immigration-control mechanisms in modern American history—was launched by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in March 2021. The operation was designed to…