Brian Blum

I won’t stop writing, dear readers, but maybe I’ll put more time into personal projects, including several new book ideas that should keep me alert and engaged.

After cancer treatment, hair often grows back curly, an unexpected but common sign of recovery.

My wife, Jody, and I started planning the trip in January, but when the war with Iran broke out, we didn't feel comfortable finishing our booking not knowing if we'd still be at war.

If I were to require more treatment – if the cancer were to come back or something new cropped up – would the question my doctor never asked a year ago become relevant this time?

Would I have preferred to be knocked out by general anesthesia so I wouldn’t feel a thing? Sure, but total body sedation for such a short procedure would have been both overkill and dangerous.

Alana Newhouse, editor-in-chief of Tablet, claims that a rudderless, identity-emaciated Western world sees the success of the Zionist nation-state and wants its societies to be more like Israel.

Future historians would deride this as the “Pharaoh Constant” – a civilization of unbroken empire, universal slavery, and global misery.

The US entered the war in Iran not just to aid Israel, but to counter China’s influence and protect global strategic interests.

Jerusalem residents faced a Shabbat like no other amid incoming missiles from Iran.

Zionism means more than politics - it’s identity, home, and belonging in Israel.