Human Interest
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The opposite of addiction, which plagues so much of society today, is connection. When a life built around distractions, possessions and substances gives way to a life built around meaningful relationships, a person starts to grow and find a new path toward wholeness. Jewish thought teaches: “The highest form of wisdom is kindness” (Talmud, Brachot […]
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There are two ways to bring light into a dark room. One is to stand in the darkness, point to the light switch and tell someone to turn it on. The other way is to strike your own match. That distinction may capture something profound about Israeli democracy and about the Hebrew language. The Hebrew […]
Omer Shem Tov, 23, spent over 16 months in the tunnels of Gaza. For over a year, he’s been sharing his story around the world — how he survived and the choices that sustained him through it all, including 450 days of total isolation, 50 of them in a pitch-dark dungeon where he couldn’t even […]
Here's something you probably won't hear this week: I believe the Jewish people are in a stronger place today than we have been in generations. Three years after the worst day in Jewish life since the Holocaust, that may sound strange, even jarring. But let’s step back from the headlines, look at the whole picture, […]
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