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Dr. Samuel Lebens

Does Monotheism Breed Religious Violence?

How to Combat Violent Jewish Extremism Jewish Jihadists: How to Combat Violent Extremism in Israel

Why Is a Sukkah on Stolen Land Kosher?

We Sharpened the Assailant's Knife We Are to Blame for the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Stabbing

Tu Bishvat and the Zionist Dream The Nap That Lasted 70 Years: Tu Bishvat and the Zionist Dream

Residents of Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood light a candles on the third night of Hanukkah, December 18, 2014.

The Case Against Banning Hanukkah

Rivlin at the funeral of Druze police officer Zidan Nahad Seif, November 19, 2014.

In Memory of a Heroic Druze Policeman In Memory of a Druze Policeman, a Righteous Gentile

A binational state of ultra-Orthodox and secular Jews. (Illustration by Eran Wolkowski)

What Keeps Jews Together? What Keeps Jews – a Divided People – Together?

Graffiti sprayed on a metal divider that was erected in the middle of the school's courtyard, reading 'Separation wall' and 'Shame to Zionism.'

How Jewish Is It to Separate Haredi, Secular Kids? How Jewish Is It to Drive a Wall Between Haredi and Secular Children?

Limmud Conference, U.K., Dec. 23, 2013.

What Are the Limits of Jewish Fraternity? Where Do the Limits of Jewish Fraternity Lie?

A woman looks at the Facebook website.

The Malady of Facebook Diplomacy Why Do We Get Caught Up in Compulsive Online Debates About Israel?

Rabbi Yaakov Perlow addressing his organization’s annual gala.

Where Rabbi Perlow Went Wrong Fair Criticism, Flawed Justification: Where Rabbi Perlow Went Wrong

British Prime Minister David Cameron visits the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem March 13, 2014.

State Religion, U.K. Style

A woman wearing tefillin (phylacteries) and a prayer shawl at the Western Wall.

Address It; Don’t Suppress It Women and Tefillin: Address It; Don’t Suppress It

Ra'anan Synagogue in the central Israeli city Ra'anana was found vandalized on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014.

Maimonidean Graffiti |

Reform Judaism Isn’t Apostasy Reform Judaism Isn’t Apostasy, Even by Orthodox Lights

Circumcision (illustration)

A Case for Jewish Circumcision

A gay wedding (illustrative).

Aussie Jews Fend Off Religious Fads In Australia, Religious Israelis Learn to Think for Themselves

Students at the Hevron Yeshiva in Jerusalem, 2012.

Maimonides' Mind and Open Orthodoxy Where Is the Maimonides of Our Age?

Audience at the 2013 Limmud Oz conference.

Orthodox Rabbis, Embrace Limmud Why Orthodox Rabbis Shouldn’t Boycott Limmud

Open the door to Judaism by becoming Jewishly literate.

The Value of Jewish Literacy

lulav, sukkot

The Case of the Stolen Lulav The Case of the Stolen Lulav: A Lesson in Ethical Consumerism

Hamburger on a grill.

How Now Test-tube Cow: Are You Kosher? An End to Kosher Slaughter? Stem Cell Meat Takes on Factory Farming

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray as they gather for the mourning ritual of Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall, July 16, 2013.

Judaism: Not Opium of the People Judaism: Not the Opium of the People

Outgoing Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger (right) and Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shlomo Amar.

Another Reason to Fast on 17th of Tammuz |

Politicized Rabbinate Is Idolatrous The Idolatrous Politicization of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate

An airplane in the sky

Jewish World / Airborne anti-Semitism Airborne anti-Semitism

An ultra-Orthodox demonstration in Jerusalem’s Kikar Hashabbat. Friedlander is opposed to making political use of the Holocaust.

Haredi Draft: Carrot and Stick For the Haredi Draft, Israel Needs Both Carrot and Stick

The Combatants for Peace Memorial Day ceremony in Tel Aviv.

Palestinians on Memorial Day The Palestinians Who Inspired Me on Memorial Day

A portrait of Theodor Herzl, father of Zionism, at the site of the declaration of Israel's independence.

Zionism, Jewish Belonging and Counting the Omer

Participants at the Masa Israel Leadership Summit, 2013.

Ancient Ritual for Modern Needs The Ancient Jewish Ritual That Addresses Modern Needs

A member of the woman's Committee for the support of Intifada holds a poster depicting Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon which reads 'Quiet ! I'm Killing'.

Critical Friends of Israel To Win the War of Opinions, Zionists Must Be Critical Friends of Israel

Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks at Jerusalem International Book Fair.

Lord Sacks, Chief Among the Rabbis Lord Sacks’ Gift to Diaspora Jews Will Outlive His Political Controversies

A Draw Yomi illustration.

Learning Talmud in the Age of Facebook Learning Talmud in the Age of Facebook, Twitter and Blogs

Cyclist Lance Armstrong is interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in Austin, Texas, Jan. 14, 2012.

Bennett's Secret: Being 'American' Lance Armstrong and Naftali Bennett Have the Key to Success: Being 'American'

Knitted kippa.

If I Forget Thee Atlanta If I Forget Thee Atlanta: Escaping Israel to Find One’s Jewish Identity

A joke about flowers has a distinctly Jewish angle to it.

Hanukkah and the Death of Jewish Humor Hanukkah and the Death of Jewish Comedy

ICYMI

There's a Mass Palestinian Grave at a Popular Israeli Beach, Veterans Confess

This Is How 'Fauda' Creators Just Became $50 Million Richer

America’s 'World War III' Plan for Iran, and Israel’s Part in It America’s Wild 'World War III' Plan for Iran, and Israel’s Part in It

This Filmmaker Dares to Question the Figure of 6 Million Jewish Victims in WWII

Israel's COVID Dashboard Crashes. We've Entered a New Phase

'The Chameleon': U.S. Experts Shaken Over What This Iranian Scholar Just Said