The Weekly Breakdown

“The concern is over what will happen if the anarchy spreads from Beirut to the south of the country…There is always the danger that the events on the street will lurch completely out of control.”

Violent crime in Israel’s Arab community has surged in recent months: more than 100 Arab citizens of Israel have been killed, by Arabs, since the beginning of 2021.

“One side says, he should be returned at any price. [The other side says] no price should be paid to the murderers. It is truly a dilemma, because no side is right, and no side is wrong.”

Will bipartisan support of Israel continue, or will support for Israel become even more polarized?

Shmita, the Jewish sabbatical year, is a “time to see ourselves not in terms of what we do, but what we are, and even what we might become.”

We may not be in control of what the algorithms favor and elevate into our feeds, but we can be in control of how we respond by elevating ourselves above the digital noise that surrounds us.

As 5781 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at our 10 most popular and relevant stories

“I’ve been asked how the American retreat from Afghanistan strikes Israelis. The answer is simple: self-reliance…ultimately the Jewish people must defend themselves by themselves.”

Rather than telling those we strongly disagree with that they simply “don’t get it,” we should aim to come from a place of curiosity, empathy and compassion.

While the Israeli-Palestinian conflict typically gets the most attention, it is the conflict between different Jewish communities — and between Israel’s values as a Jewish and democratic state — which are perhaps Israel’s most perilous challenges.