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Restaurant at the End of the Universe
By Rabbi Josh Wander There’s a scene in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe where diners sit calmly…
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“Persia Rises, Edom Trembles, Yishmael Roars — Are We Ready for the Final Battle Over Jerusalem?”
By Rabbi Josh Wander War talk is in the air again. Not rumors. Not theater. Real missiles. Real alliances. Real…
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“Whose War Will Your Son Fight?”
By Rabbi Josh Wander There is a very specific fear that lives in many Orthodox homes in America. It is…
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David’s Thunderous Rebuke: Haredi Violence Betrays the Man After Hashem’s Heart
Police flip a police car that was overturned by a violent mob who chased female IDF soldiers and set a…
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Stop Calling Jesus an “Orthodox Rabbi”
Rabbi Josh Wander Calling Jesus an “Orthodox rabbi” isn’t interfaith sensitivity. It isn’t nuance. It isn’t sophistication. It’s historical fiction…
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You Can’t Handle the Truth!
By Rabbi Josh Wander Truth is a funny thing. People claim to want it the way people claim they want…
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How a Ravenous Wolf on Har ha-Bayit Forced the Sanhedrin to the Southeast
Binyamin is a ravenous wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the…
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“We Are Here to Stay” — Famous Last Words of Every Jewish Exile
By Rabbi Josh Wander There’s a strange psychological pattern that shows up again and again in Jewish exile history. Pressure…
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The Super Bowl Won’t Save the Jews. Aliyah Will.
By Rabbi Josh Wander Robert Kraft reportedly spent between $14–16 million on a single sixty-second Super Bowl advertisement to “combat…