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The Blogs: Moses vs. Pharaoh: The binds of leadership
15+ hour, 6+ min ago (936+ words) Moses vs. Pharaoh: The binds of leadership'The Times of Israel - Follow You will receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page You will no longer receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on…...
The Blogs: ‘All Who Are Hungry’: 22 in a Shelter, Not a Table
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (211+ words) This is not a funny time. People have been injured. People have been killed. We are at war. And yet somehow there is a strange humor, a strange continuity of life and hope, that allowed us to enjoy a Passover…...
The Blogs: Pesach as the Fulfillment of Creation
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1473+ words) Why is this night different from all other nights?" The child's question at the Seder is asked about a single evening, but it opens onto a larger question: what makes Pesach (the Passover) so singular in the Jewish calendar? That,…...
The Blogs: The Plowshare in the Bomb Shelter
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (427+ words) So I wrote a few days ago about watching Sennacherib's Prism " a 2,700-year-old record of the siege of Jerusalem " get carried into a bomb shelter during a missile alert. It was a pretty surreal thing'but it gets even better. A…...
The Blogs: Before Checks and Balances
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1079+ words) The modern obsession with "checks and balances" assumes something deceptively simple: power must be divided, structured, and restrained by design. We point to the familiar architecture" United States Congress writes the laws, President of the United States enforces them, Supreme…...
The Blogs: From Islam to Christ
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (341+ words) I was born in 1989 into a traditional Muslim Arab family in Jordan, a society where religion is deeply woven into the cultural and social fabric of everyday life. Like many others raised in such an environment, Islam was not merely…...
The Blogs: Erev Pesach in Israel 2026
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (47+ words) Erev Pesach in Israel 2026The Times of Israel - Follow You will receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page You will no longer receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page…...
The Blogs: What Pesach Teaches Us About Global Jewry
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (343+ words) Until a recent JPR study, Seder Night was the most celebrated Jewish occasion globally. I'd argue it still is. When you consider that there are only one or two opportunities to celebrate Seder Night " depending on your tradition and geography…...
The Blogs: Seder Night: The Question Mark Twain Didn’t Answer
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (971+ words) In the spirit of Pesach " a night shaped by the number four: four questions, four children, four cups " this piece offers one question and four possible answers. Tonight is the night of questions. We don't merely permit them; we sanctify…...
The Blogs: Ruling for the Hidden Imam: Why Iran’s Theology Cannot Produce Stability
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1149+ words) Dr. Tim Orr is an expert in Muslim ministry, equipping churches to reach Muslims with clarity, conviction, and theological precision. Through consulting, training, and coaching, he offers a structured pathway that brings leadership-level clarity to outreach efforts. He holds six…...