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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

The Case Against Banning Hanukkah

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

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

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

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

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

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

State Religion, U.K. Style

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

Maimonidean Graffiti |

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

A Case for Jewish Circumcision

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

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

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

The Value of Jewish Literacy

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

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

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

Another Reason to Fast on 17th of Tammuz |

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

Jewish World / Airborne anti-Semitism Airborne anti-Semitism

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

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

Zionism, Jewish Belonging and Counting the Omer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ICYMI

The Saddest Village in Israel

There’s Something New About Hamas’ Leader in Gaza Since the War. Israel Is Concerned There’s Something New About Hamas’ Leader in Gaza Since the War – and Israel Is Concerned

Where Bibi Went, NSO Followed: How Israel Pushed Cyberweapon Sales Where Netanyahu Went, NSO Followed: How Israel Pushed Cyberweapon Sales

The 20 Most Promising Israeli Startups to Follow in 2021

Has America Got the Holocaust All Wrong?

Horrified by Racism, Moroccan Immigrants in Israel Warned Families Not to Follow 'We Saw Jews With Hearts Like Germans': Moroccan Immigrants in Israel Warned Families Not to Follow