The Assembly’s theme was: "Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all". But whom does ‘all’ include? The 2026 General Assembly further proved the United Nations’ faulty commitment to its own founding principles. How does an institution claim to represent the international community impartially when Israel is continuously the focal point of international disparagement? From the readoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action t

The time to elect a new Prime Minister has arrived, and Israel is being turned on its head. Like every other political or social issue to grace the public for the past few years, everyone has an opinion, and they will do anything before admitting defeat. Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has been in charge since November 2022, and getting to that point was not easy. For those of us who remember, it felt like the whole country would descend into anarchy before a decision was reach

From the beginning of the month of Elul until the end of Sukkot, synagogues around the world recite Tehillim (Psalm) 27 several times a day. I have often wondered what makes this passage so significant that we say it more than any other special prayer during this season. We often add special prayers for specific holidays, but this is the only time a single passage is recited for over a month: before the holidays, during them, and in the days between. I have heard a few ideas

Like any good Jewish family, we make copious use of our WhatsApp chat to send each other anything remotely amusing that we happen to find on the internet. Sometimes, however, that funny meme we sent actually conveys a deeper, more poignant message. It was on the 30th of September that my dad sent our family a cartoon on WhatsApp which instructed people experiencing a terror incident on a plane to “locate the nearest Israeli.” Clear the aisle, let them take care of it, and “e

For many Israeli soldiers, returning home does not necessarily mean leaving the war behind. Combat exposure, repeated reserve duty, the deaths of fellow soldiers, and prolonged separation from civilian life can continue to affect soldiers long after deployment ends. Nearly three years after October 7, growing concern over post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide within the IDF has raised serious questions about whether the military’s mental health system is equipped to resp

Chagai Shrem and Evyatar Kerner are shlichim (Israeli educational emissaries) working with the Jewish community in Montreal. In this interview, they share their personal backgrounds, their impressions of Jewish life in Montreal, and the message they hope to convey to the Jews of Montreal.

Once again, we are stuck in an uncertain hope-fear paradox, in which the future has immense potential for peace but could easily descend into chaos.

“Everything is way harder all the time, and it doesn’t get easier, ever. We live life on hard mode”.

“Hearing stories from friends in the army showed us all that this generation has some serious heroes hidden within it”

Israel is facing a defining moment in its dispute over drafting ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) men into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

This was not a moment for action, but for painful acceptance.

Israel needs to make up its mind about Qatar. Either they are a security risk or they are not. Any more Katy Perry-esque ambivalence on that front will only compromise Israel’s security further.

The proposed ban on public prayer raises complex questions about the balance between secularism and religious freedom in Quebec. The bill’s ambiguity could unintentionally restrict peaceful religious practices that are fundamental to the Jewish community.

There is something strange about making aliyah and having your identity be defined by the fact that you came here to do your service.

In May 2024, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the thirty-ninth summit of the Arab League in Manama, Bahrain. Only a year before, Syria had been readmitted to the League following twelve years of suspension in reaction to its leader and president's conduct during the Syrian Civil War. The war, which killed over 500,000 people, at least two-thirds of them civilians, saw Assad and his regime criticized around the world, effectively making his country a pariah often comp

So you can imagine the range of emotions that I’m feeling as I consider the fact that, as I’m writing this, all the living hostages have just returned home to their families.

Why did man not deserve his own individual declaration of goodness?

Long before the modern states of Iran and Israel came into being, their people shared one of the oldest and most complex relationships in the Middle East.

Google. Mike & Ikes. The ballpoint pen. Drip irrigation. Defibrillators. The polio vaccine. Teddy bears. What do these things all have in...

In Judaism, we often celebrate beginnings: Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the year; Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of the month; Bar and...