יום שישי, כ״ב אלול תשפ״וFriday, September 4, 2026
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Ira Stoll is media critic at the Algemeiner, columnist at the New York Sun, and editor of FutureOfCapitalism.com. He lives in Boston.
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By Ira Stoll
The concept of a commandment implies the idea of a G-d that issues commands. Plenty of modern people find that concept challenging, reject it as well as all the commandments. They may find the idea of good deeds easier to accept.
By Ira Stoll
Whether Yitzchak or Yitzchok, the biblical explanation of the name from Sarah, in Genesis 21:6, that G-d has brought her laughter, and that everyone who hears will laugh with her, always brings a smile, if not laughter, to my lips.
By Ira Stoll
Seemingly basic acts of abstaining from cruelty to others are a way of honoring G-d by acknowledging the dignity of all G-d’s creatures.
By Ira Stoll
The flowers and fruit get the glory, but without the pollination help from bees, they wouldn't bloom. Sometimes what looks dangerous, like a bee, can turn out to be a blessing.
September 4, 2026 
