Editorial

Universities are still not doing enough to protect Jewish students on campus

During a roundtable discussion about rising antisemitism and anti-Zionism on university campuses recently hosted on Capitol Hill by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Jewish students from nine different universities outlined the harassment and intimidation they’ve experienced since Hamas’ October 7 terror attack on Israel. Shabbos Kestenbaum, a Harvard University student who has filed a lawsuit with other […]

We must continue to advocate for the truth


Following October 7th, the Jewish nation has never been the same. We continue to carry the pain on our backs of the devastating bloodshed, as well as much of society’s hateful response. The prime exhibit of this truth is at the most vibrant Jewish sanctuary: The Jewish day school. The first day back after the massacre, the halls usually filled […]

Israel’s security has always been bipartisan, and now is not the time to let that support waver

As Israel continues its war against Hamas to destroy the terrorist organization and return the hostages to Israel and their families, it is vital for Israel to have the unfettered support of the US government. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. American values and Israel’s values have been in alignment. Leaders in both countries have recognized that […]

We feel an inheritance of values–and trauma



Many of us are feeling a sense of uncertainty, even wariness, in our bones. The events that exploded onto the world stage during the last months of 2023–the brutal attacks on Israeli Jews by Hamas on Oct. 7, followed by Israel’s incursion into Gaza and the ensuing rise of antisemitic incidents around the world–have set off waves of shock, grief […]

Social media companies have an obligation to stop antisemites from exploiting their platforms

Social media executives of companies like Meta, Tik-Tok, Snap, and Discord, recently testified at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee about child safety concerns. However, their testimony was incomplete, as they ignored the fact that social media platforms with unsatisfactory moderation policies have helped cause antisemitism to spread at a supersonic rate. Since October 7, when Hamas brutally attacked […]

Tears in an Israeli hospital



Perhaps I am more sensitive than others, perhaps my reactions to situations in Israel stem from my being born years before the State of Israel was formed, before Jews had their own country. Or, perhaps having lived as a minority in a culture for 85 years, I react to words and symbols differently. When I was 60, I volunteered in […]

The outrageous genocide claims against Israel distort the truth

For the past few weeks at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), South Africa has hurled accusations in its case that Israel has carried out genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The world has watched South Africa distort the truth, their legal team telling the court that Israel intends to cause “the destruction of the population” of Gaza. They also called […]

Jewish liturgy includes a curse against our enemies




I often take solace in prayer: It gives me the opportunity to express my deepest longings to God, even if immediate results are never the goal. As the Israel-Hamas war has worn on, I have unexpectedly connected to a prayer I have long found difficult, one that deals with external political threats to the Jewish people–in terms that can feel […]

We can’t predict what 2024 will bring, but we can take steps to make our world a better place

At the start of 2023, who would have predicted that the year would have turned out the way it did. The Jewish world was literally turned upside down on October 7 when Israel was attacked by Hamas. Approximately 1,200 people, from the very youngest to senior citizens, were slaughtered in the most brutal manner by terrorists bent on the destruction […]

A leading Religious Zionist rabbi says Israelis have reconnected with Judaism after Oct. 7



A woman from a secular kibbutz on the Gaza border shouts the Shema as she celebrates the release of Israeli hostages. Hundreds of sets of ritual fringes hanging off combat-green garments–are distributed to soldiers on the front. The mother of a rescued hostage attributes her return to a challah ritual she performed the previous day. To Rabbi David Stav and […]


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