Each and every one of us should rise to the occasion and seek justice, seek victory, seek fulfillment for this amazing and miraculous country of which we are a part.
A Passover Seder is a structured transmission of Jewish memory, beginning with oppression in Egypt and culminating in the affirmation of Jewish continuity.
The connection between the Jewish people and their ancestral homeland is often underemphasized, while the “right to exist” has been elevated.
We are living in an emotional mosaic of difficulty and inspiration, pain and resilience.
Martin Buber urged individuals to cultivate profound, expansive, I-Thou relationships with others – and with broader phenomena like God.
The Seder this year is the equivalent of a big hug – an embrace that includes family, familiar food eaten only once a year, and the rituals and songs that connect us to the past and to each other.
The struggle that Israel and the United States have embarked on against Iranian hegemony speaks to the age-old imperative to counter Egypt.
The most profound expressions of human evil are rarely the products of innate malice, but are instead the tragic harvest of deep emotional suffocation.
Nearly one in four Israelis (24.1%) will celebrate Passover in a more restricted manner this year due to financial constraints.
Can we truly live here as one people, not the same, not stripped of memory, not emptied of conviction, but joined by a commitment to respect, common life, common decency, and common humanity?
Spain, a key country in Europe, has undergone a concerning change over the last ten years, with warning signs that should worry anyone about the continent's future.
