God

Was Netanyahu chosen by God, or judged too harshly by man? - opinion

There was a young man who was chosen. He did not choose himself. In fact, he had no plans to enter politics and no ambition to become prime minister. Yet God often chooses people who never expect it.

Israeli cabinet minister and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is consoled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he attends the funeral of his son Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, an Israeli solider, who was killed in northern Gaza during the ground operation by Israel's military in Gaza.
An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av

The breached walls we must rebuild this Seventeenth of Tamuz - opinion

New Haven Police Department screenshot of the alleged perpetrator.

The irony behind telling Jews to 'go back where they belong' - opinion

Marble bust believed to depict the Roman goddess of love Venus found on a beach in Alicante, Spain, June 10, 2026.

Marble bust believed to depict Roman goddess of love found during excavations at Alicante beach


Passover 2025: When God hides, we still believe

Faith isn’t about finding all the answers – it’s about having shoulders wide enough, and spirits deep enough, to carry the weight of the questions. 

 An illustrative image of a maze with a large question mark inside.

This week in Jewish history: Buchenwald liberated, Paschal lambs sacrificed

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stripes.

Jacob Sheep

Parashat Pekudei: Don’t walk away

We know who we are. They cannot fathom it. Our tireless efforts to explain may fall on deaf ears – but we hear, and we know.

 MOSES PROVIDED a meticulous accounting of every donation collected for the Mishkan.

The Mishkan testimony: How the Jews offer hope to the world amid a tidal wave of hate - opinion

We offer the world hope that it can withstand this tidal wave of hatred and escape the abyss of confusion. We have endured. So can you. We will show you the way.  

An illustrative image of a tidal wave.

Stamped with holiness: Circumcision and the sacred power of oaths

Fulfilling the commandment of circumcision means taking the ordinary body of a human being and transforming it into something holy that has been brought into the covenant/treaty of Hashem’s people.

 An illustrative image of a stamp and bright light underneath it.

1 in 5 Americans believes God determines winners and losers in the Super Bowl

A smaller share of Americans—13%—say God cares about who wins the Super Bowl.

 1 in 5 Americans believes God determines winners and losers in the Super Bowl. Illustration.

Purim's eternal message: Protecting humanity's moral fiber and maintaining hope

The clouds of confusion will clear, sanity will replace lunacy. The hypnotic spell of postmodern confusion will be broken. What has happened before will happen again. Just read the story of Esther.

The feast of Esther

Can God’s existence be proven with Mathematics?

Dr. Willie Soon, a Harvard astrophysicist, recently sparked discussions in both scientific and theological circles with his proposal of a mathematical formula aimed at proving the existence of God.

 Can God’s existence be proven with Mathematics? Illustration.

Persistence of Amalek: The never-ending Jewish war against the forces of evil - opinion

No miracle, no revelation, not even the most undeniable display of divine power will erase evil from this world. It remains our mission to fight it.

 An illustrative image of a butterfly's body rocketing off away from its wings.

The Jewish mission: Save humanity with morals, values in the face of societal rot - opinion

Even in the absence of our Temple, we remained steadfast in our mission – to mend humanity when it veered off course, guiding it back toward moral spirit.

 LITERAL BAD apples: These barbarians are part of a rancid culture.