When the Radical Left, the Hard Right, and the Self-Anointed Center All End Up Singing the Same Rotten Song By Michael L. Weiss Ph.D., HCCP There are some dinner parties one hopes never to attend. I cannot imagine wanting to spend an evening seated between Thomas Friedman, Tucker Carlson, Bernie Sanders, Candace Owens, and Nick […]
The real scandal is not that the United States acted, but that so many pretend the Islamic Republic never forced this reckoning. By Michael L. Weiss For the past several days, I have watched cable news with growing disbelief. Not because disagreement is inappropriate in a republic far from it. Serious democracies should argue, especially […]
Faith, Freedom, and the Future of the Middle East A Commentary by Michael L Weiss Over the last two days, I have been asked repeatedly what I think about the U.S.–Israeli attack on Iran — its justification, its risks, its potential consequences. Friends, colleagues, and members of our community have all reached out. After a […]
By Michael L. Weiss | Besorah from the Journey July 14, 2025 Some days whisper with charm before you even take your first step, and today was one of those days—a slow dance through the beating heart of Mallorca, framed by ancient stones, lofty mountains, and the sea’s endless sigh. We began in Valldemossa, a village perched […]
By Michael L. Weiss | Besorah from the Journey There are islands that invite rest, and then there are islands that invite wonder. Mallorca—sun-kissed jewel of the Balearics—is delightfully both. It seduces travelers not with spectacle, but with the slow burn of old-world elegance, seaside luxury, and a geography that seems penned by poets. It […]
By Michael L. Weiss | Besorah from the Journey Some travel days feel like they were choreographed by a higher hand. Not just a list of places to see, but a tapestry of meaning—where the thread of imagination is stitched next to the thread of memory, art beside empire, beauty against sorrow. That was our […]
By Michael L. Weiss | Besorah from the Journey | July 8, 2025 Barcelona is a city that greets you with the sound of distant church bells, the echo of a thousand languages, and the smell of freshly baked bread and warmed asphalt—a paradox of elegance and grit. It is a city where genius and […]
By Michael L. Weiss | Besorah From the JourneyJuly 8, 2025 While traveling through Spain these past weeks—walking its storied boulevards, absorbing its artistic brilliance, and tracing the remnants of once-vibrant Jewish life—I received a message from a dear friend. He sent me an article highlighting the alarming rise of antisemitism across Europe, with Spain […]
By Michael L. Weiss | Besorah from the Journey | July 2025 We departed Granada before the Andalusian sun had a chance to turn cobblestones into stovetops. At precisely 7:00 a.m.—armed with water bottles, hats, and the vague optimism only early-morning travelers can muster—we began the 2.5-hour drive westward through olive-draped hills and the dusty […]
By Michael L. Weiss | Besorah from the Journey | July 2025 As one wanders through the sun-drenched plazas and jasmine-perfumed courtyards of southern Spain, the name “Andalusia” (or Al-Andalus, in its historical glory) rolls off the tongue like poetry—elegant, exotic, timeless. It evokes images of Moorish palaces, whitewashed hill towns, orange groves, magnificent horses and […]