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American business magnate Sheldon Adelson attends an American Independence Day celebration on July 1, 2009. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

Sheldon Adelson’s values and vision will live on

Sheldon worried about the world that preceded his birth—those long centuries in which Jews were persecuted, without a homeland to protect them. And he dedicated his life to changing that for good.

January 26, 2023

Theodor Herzl, 1897. Credit: Public Domain Photo.

Our differences make us adaptable and strong

It is a kaleidoscope of traits that makes the modern State of Israel a miracle, each and every day, just like Herzl himself was a study in contrasts.

September 11, 2022

American business magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, on July 1, 2009. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

Let us choose life

Living life—living the right way, with self-fulfillment and dignity—is a choice. Sheldon knew that better than most.

February 15, 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump gives a fist pump after disembarking Air Force One on Sept. 8, 2020, at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C. Credit: Joyce N. Boghosian/The White House.

Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, dear friend.

As President Donald Trump leaves the White House, we must remember that we, as Israelis, as Americans and as proud Jews, owe him our gratitude.

January 20, 2021

U.S. businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, at the opening ceremony of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

With great sorrow: Sheldon Adelson, 1933-2021

Farewell, my darling, my one true love.

January 12, 2021

Welcome home, Jonathan

Jonathan Pollard deserves Israel’s eternal gratitude as well as its remorse for how long it took to bring him home.

December 30, 2020

Members of U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace team and foreign dignitaries from the United Arab Emirates gather at the White House on Aug. 13, 2020. Credit: White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Dan Scavino Jr./Twitter.

In praise of the quiet peacemakers

Today will be one of high rhetoric, large personalities and splashy headlines. But the road here was paved by a very different kind of people, who made history in a very different way.

September 15, 2020

Birthright Israel participants hike up Masada, Israeli flag in hand. Credit: Courtesy.

Go, Birthright Israel!

Taglit is a unique program reflecting what happens when the present unites forces with the past, for a glorious future.

June 21, 2020

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, June 10 2011. Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash 90.

Say no to legalization

Israel has been blessed with human treasure, wonderful young people who reach international achievements in every field. We must not harm them by legitimizing cannabis.

June 14, 2020