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In some ways the Arab-Israeli war that was waged 50 years ago this week is still being fought. If not on the battlefield then in the hearts and minds of adversaries who blame each other for that conflict and vie for the right to own its narrative — and all that has come after in […]

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Editor’s Note: As the first yahrtzeit of Elie Wiesel’s death draws near (Sivan 26, June 20), his only child reflects on the greatest gift his father gave him. ‘Just be.” As the cancer progressed with episodic violence, and my father came closer to his end, I would often ask what I could do for him. […]

Beha’alosecha opens with God’s instruction about how to light the Menorah and where to position it in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). The Sefas Emes made a trenchant observation regarding Aaron. Day after day, year after year, his task was to light the Menorah. Yet he remained as enthusiastic years into the process as he was at […]

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