Features
From the Editor May/Jun 2024
Ever since God promised the land of Israel to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob nearly 4,000 years ago, a yearning to live in this Holy Land...
Conquering our Kvetching
My beloved mother was a five-star kvetch. This Yiddish term describes a habitual complainer—and my mother was...
The Fight to Survive
From Egypt’s Pharaoh to Persia’s Haman to Germany’s Hitler, many a world leader has attempted to destroy the Jewish people, defying God’s declaration...
The Forgotten Ones
As of June 2023, according to the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees, the world has 108.4 million displaced people...
Israel’s Never-Ending Struggle
The Arab-Israeli conflict is often perceived as a highly intricate issue involving a multitude of historical, political, and social elements...
Bordering on Normal
Israel is bordered by Lebanon and Syria in the north, Jordan in the east, the Mediterranean Sea in the west, and Egypt in the south. No map, however, conveys the...