Words organize the world; they fix hierarchies and draw borders in our heads before anyone draws them on a map. “Middle East” ...

This week’s Torah portion, Re’eh, begins with Moshe placing before the Israelites a stark choice: blessing or curse. Blessing comes from living with truth, justice, and fidelity to God’s commands.

to do what is the right for all of your beloved Children in Israel and around the world ...

“Entitlement,” though one of the conditions of “narcissism,” in the case of Donald Trump, has extended to what I term “Grand ...