Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not, "What happened?" but rather, "How then shall I live?" And it's only with the exodus that the life of the commands really begins.

The people of Israel are entitled, as is any other nation, to live in peace and safety.

God is back and Europe as a whole still doesn't get it. It is our biggest single collective cultural and intellectual blind spot.

The Hebrew Bible contains multiple provisions to ensure that no one would go hungry. The corners of the field, forgotten sheaves of grain, gleanings that drop from the hands of the gleaner, and small clusters of grapes left on the vine were to be given to the poor.

There's always hope. You can lose everything else in the world, but Jews never lose hope.

Cyberspace can't compensate for real space. We benefit from chatting to people face to face.

Europe today is the most secular region in the world. Europe is the only region in the world experiencing population decline. Wherever you turn today the more religious the community, the larger on average are their families.