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Afghan Movie Director Latif Ahmadi Hospitalized Afghanistan’s famed film director, Latif Ahmadi, has been hospitalized in Kabul for high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease, his family confirmed on Thursday. Doctors said that Mr. Latif is in stable condition. “We are trying to control his blood pressure, diabetes and to restore his kidneys to a normal condition,” said Abdul Wahid Sediqqi, his doctor. “He worked on film scripts for years, his recent work is the film Torah. He ...

Lessons of a Leader Jun 27, 2021 The parsha of Pinchas contains a masterclass on leadership, as Moses confronts his own mortality and asks God to appoint a successor. The great leaders care about succession. In parshat Chayei Sarah we saw Abraham instruct his servant to find a wife for his son Isaac, so that the family of the covenant will continue. King David chose Solomon. Elijah, at God’s bidding, appointed Elisha to carry on his work. In the case of Moses, the Sages sensed a certain sadne...

I Love My Teammates Were all Jews playing on the same team. It’s great to have great teammates. Back on the basketball court during my youth, I was lucky to play alongside shorter, quicker guys who could shoot the ball, and taller, stronger guys who could rebound and play defense. My job – as someone who was neither fast nor tough – was to be the klutz who ensured that we never won any championship games! Even the most exceptional athletes need teammates to win the big games. As unique a ...

Sara Shamansky Sara Shamansky is a writer and blogger whose work has appeared in a wide range of Jewish publications. She writes about her experiences as a woman, wife, and mother in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community. She is currently working on her first novel.

New book from The Layers Project breaks taboos and stigmas.

What does legitimate criticism of Israel look like?

How local Jews – some with fresh memories of European pogroms – did their small part to help victims of one of the worst acts of racial violence in US history.

It is one of the great mysteries of the Torah. Arriving at Kadesh the people find themselves without water. They...

It wasn’t easy. But it was worth it.

Dawkins advocates for reducing “undesirable” populations by preventing them from being born in the first place.