Julius’s story tells us what Jews have made of Abraham. ...
Families, cities and planets are “atomized,” seemingly beyond redemption, in this hellscape of a novel. ...
We need to learn to take our heroes where we find them. ...
A visit with kibbutzniks from the Gaza border restores faith in Jewish continuity. ...
In his first term, Donald Trump achieved in the Middle East something that few presidents before him could match: the Abraham Accords. ...

ELLIPSIS, GENESIS We speak of beginnings as we trudge uphill to the observatory, sparks lifting in the sudden gloom— our

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Over the past year, Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip has fundamentally upended the Jewish state’s regional relationships—and brought down the curtain, at least temporarily, on Jerusalem’s previously vibrant ties to the countries of the Abraham Accords. ...

On Monday, January 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States. After a presidential

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"I wanted to tell the story of Yemeni Jewish women because I grew up with these really powerful strong women." ...
"This taxi represented most of the country. Which is, of course, the problem." ...
No rabbi for President Carter. But he had someone whom no other president has ever included in an inauguration: a Jewish cantor. ...
With three weeks to go until Donald Trump’s inauguration, here’s a quick look at some of the key figures who will shape his future administration’s policies toward Israel and the Middle East. ...