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Tisha b’Av in a Time of Pandemic

To fast, or not to fast on Tisha b’Av in a time of a pandemic? This is a question I’m

53 years ago yesterday on the Jewish calendar, on the 28th day of Iyar 5727, Jerusalem was liberated. That was June

Envy is at the heart of this week’s parsha. We’re told, And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons,

Bipartisan support for Israel is declining. Younger generation support for Israel, among both Jews and Gentiles, is declining. And that

From time immemorial, Jews have believed that previous generations of Jews were more knowledgeable and more pious than their own

There is a rising tide of nationalism around the world. And that’s bad news for Jews. Over 65 years ago,