Opinions

From the conceal to the reveal (in Hebrew, Esther sounds like the word ‘to be concealed’).

What can the Book of Esther teach us about the present?

When world history knocks and no one answers the door.

Life goes on – yet war seeps into daily routine and continues to affect the soul long after its official end.

We find ourselves in an emotionally schizophrenic situation, trying to fulfill the commandment of joy on Purim while a deadly war rages around us.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, is dead. What raced through international security apparatuses as a shockwave has now been officially confirmed by Iranian state television: the ideological center of the regime has fallen.

Between biblical imagery and political reality – why the names of military operations say more than they first appear.

A Shabbat morning, a warning – and a day and a half in the rhythm of alarms and all-clears.

It seems, though, that nothing can be allowed to challenge the narrative of heartless Israelis and wretched Palestinians.