Archive - Forge

Guest logs & willow trees

At first glance, guest logs and willow trees have nothing in common.

Oct 2, 2024 •

Andrew Jacobson

February 2024

The Most Beautiful Wall in Gaza

I think it important to try to see the present calamity in a true perspective, CS Lewis said in a speech to Oxford University students at the eve of…

Feb 2, 2024 •

Andrew Jacobson

January 2024

Imposter Syndrome

A good friend told me he has imposter syndrome this week.

Jan 5, 2024 •

Andrew Jacobson

November 2023

Go Visit the Injured

Omer is lying in bed with an ankle brace when we arrive.

Nov 30, 2023 •

Andrew Jacobson

Why We Must Keep Going

There is no perfect moment.

Nov 15, 2023 •

Andrew Jacobson

The Light of Hannukah

The lesson and promise of Hannukah, much like the winter solstice, is that no matter how dark it gets, Hashem will always rekindle the flame.

Nov 12, 2023 •

Andrew Jacobson

October 2023

Bring University In-House

Why do American Jews still outsource higher education?

Oct 19, 2023 •

Andrew Jacobson

From a very early age, perhaps the age of nine or ten, I knew that when I grew up I would move to Israel.

Oct 17, 2023 •

Andrew Jacobson

A War for Freedom

This war is not Israel against Hamas. Not Jews vs. radical Muslims. It is Freedom against Barbarism. Civilization against Savagery. Democracy against…

Oct 13, 2023 •

Andrew Jacobson

Israel will live. But a part of us has been shattered.

This morning all Tel Aviv awoke at the same time.

Oct 7, 2023 •

Andrew Jacobson

September 2023

How Beauty and Mystery Make Space for God

In 1946, George Orwell published an essay called Pleasure Spots where he describes and lambastes one entrepreneur’s vision for a hedonic paradise where…

Sep 28, 2023 •

Andrew Jacobson

July 2023

One of my fondest childhood memories is listening to my mother play piano on summer nights against the backdrop of crickets chirping outside.

Jul 26, 2023 •

Andrew Jacobson

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