I have had many conversations with friends about the unhealthy levels of anxiety so many of us are carrying in post–October 7th Israel. PTSD is a reality many soldiers are confronting after battle, and while it is not comparable, civilians too are experiencing the long-term psychological strain of living in a war zone. Some fear terrorists may invade their homes; others jump at every unexpected noise. A few weeks after October 7th, I caught myself imagining terrorists enterin

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There are images that will remain etched in our national consciousness for generations. One of them is Evyatar David: emaciated and starving, digging his own grave in a tiny cage—an image reminiscent of the graves Holocaust victims were forced to dig before being shot. We need no reminder of the depths of evil to which our enemies will sink, and indeed, they have succeeded in traumatizing us. This time, however, we were granted a redemptive image: Evyatar reunited with his fa

For a Shabbat Printable version click here: “Even if there are innocent people in Gaza, they don’t deserve to live,” he said to me. “I never used to think this way. I believed we had partners for peace. But after October 7, after witnessing the barbarity and hearing the hostages’ testimonies about the cruelty of ordinary Gazans, I no longer believe we can take any chances. We need to wipe Gaza off the map. ”This was a recent conversation with a secular Israeli friend. It was

For a Shabbat friendly printable copy click here: The Abrahamic Revolution Then and Now We need nothing less than a new Abrahamic revolution. A revolution that will return us to our spirit; a spirit that puts religion before dogma, love before law, and mystery before knowledge. And there are some who are telling us this. They are doing so in interviews and in social media posts. They are showing us that we can be different if only we return to our essence. These people have b