Packing list: Planning a vacation during wartime

May 31, 2026

I hate packing. Vacation is great, you have to spend so much time picking your clothing. And there’s the meds. Try doing that all in wartime.

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One year since I nearly died

May 15, 2026

Here’s something your doctor will probably never ask you: “Do you want this potentially life-saving treatment? Or would you rather die?”

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Dripping acid

May 10, 2026

One of the treatments I had in the last year – most likely the chemo I received prior to the CAR-T – did a real number on my bladder.

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Is envy driving anti-Zionism?

April 18, 2026

Why does so much of the liberal West seem to despise Zionism? Alana Newhouse says it’s envy – not of the Jews but of the nation-state of Israel.

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Rewriting the “Pharaoh Constant”: A sci-fi re-imagining of the Exodus

April 5, 2026

What if the Exodus had never happened? A future “visitor” returns to the past to insert his consciousness into Moses to ensure the Exodus occurs.

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The Iran war is about China, not Israel

March 22, 2026

Every significant American foreign policy decision, from the pivot to Asia to the tariff wars…is ultimately about countering Chinese hegemony

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Missiles. Trump. Halacha

March 7, 2026

There was something surreal in Israel’s bomb shelters this past Shabbat. Many Sabbath-observant residents had their phones in their hands.

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What does Zionism mean to me?

February 21, 2026

When people I’d interview overseas would ask me what brought me to the Holy Land. My usual answer: “Zionism.” Now I’m not sure how to respond.

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The reality slap

February 7, 2026

Dr. Russ Harris was looking forward to welcoming his first child. But it wasn’t long after his son was born that he realized something wasn’t right

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How I use AI for writing

January 24, 2026

ChatGPT has taken over my life – in a good way. Here’s how this writer uses AI as part of the creative process.

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