Tag: Animals

Dilemmas

We are faced with a situation in which difficult choices have to be made. The story of creation which we read in Synagogues last week tells us in the first few sentences that the world...
Healing Trauma through Nature and Wildlife Encounters

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Natural Retreats

Healing Trauma through Nature and Wildlife Encounters. (courtesy) During my ongoing emissary mission with Bedein—Agents of Hope, I embarked on a journey with my family to explore the breathtaking wilderness of Alaska and the bordering Yukon Canadian...
GLACIER VIEW resort in Alaska, nestled amid vibrant autumn forests and near the enchanting Matanuska Glacier, offers a serene escape for families. It seamlessly blends adventure and tranquility in a breathtaking natural setting, says the writer. (photo credit: Courtesy Noam Bedein)

Nature can heal the trauma of war in a post-October 7 Israel

In the wake of profound societal trauma, particularly among Israeli and Jewish families affected by the ongoing war, I find myself reflecting on a transformative journey my family and I undertook. As part of our...
The captured Hamas documents with battle orders | Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit

Like sadistic Nazis: Secret Hamas papers reveal step-by-step action plan for Oct. 7

Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, known as "Abu Saheeb," a senior Hamas official and commander of the Gaza Brigade, held a secret meeting with his battalion commanders on October 6, hours before the surprise attack on...

From the Battle of Badr to Military Defeat: Changes in Hamas Perceptions of the...

The Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023 was quickly characterized by Hamas as fulfillment of a prophecy about the destruction of Israel. Hamas cast the invasion as a Palestinian version of the...

Senseless Silence

There comes a time when in the face of unremitting enmity, silence is no longer a viable option. As we face a tsunami of hate and delegitimisation not seen since pre-World WarII times, the necessity...
Israeli reserve soldiers take part in a military drill in the Golan Heights in northern Israel on May 8, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

Biden is betraying American interests as well as Israel

This isn’t the first dispute between the governments of the United States and Israel. Nor is it the first time that Washington has used the supply of arms to try to pressure the Jewish...
Israelis take cover in a safe room in Jerusalem after a Red Alert siren sounds as a barrage of missiles, rockets and drones are launched by Iran towards the Jewish state on April 14, 2024. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.

American calls for Israeli restraint won’t make either nation safer

In the view of the Biden administration, restraint, like virtue, is its own reward. Having helped Israel fend off an unprecedented Iranian missile and drone attack on Saturday night, President Joe Biden reportedly told Israeli Prime...

Editorial: The UN agency cloaked in terror

There has been much discussion during the Israel-Hamas War about UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. The organization was created by the United Nations after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War to provide housing,...

The problem in Gaza is Hamas, not how to provide aid

After months of pressure from left-wing critics and liberal media outlets that seem to only highlight the suffering of Palestinians since Hamas started a war on Oct. 7, President Joe Biden felt he had...