Jerusalem, Israel

0 Communities History

Trauma and Its Challenges, Resilience and Its Shadow: What Holds Israeli Society Together and What Holds It Back

Shoshana Cohen in Sources · 4 Dec

Israeli society, challenged by ongoing trauma from conflicts and crises, demonstrates remarkable resilience characterized by unique cultural and historical frameworks.

0 Philosophy Jewish Law

Parshat Vayishlach: Rabin, Rachel, Rains and Retzach: How an untranslatable word shaped Judaism and holds hope for the world

Aton Holzer in Lehrhaus · 3 Dec

Aton Holzer reflects on his memories of the Rabin assassination and the untranslatable Hebrew term "retzach," which means murder.

0 Communities Ethics

Don’t speak for us — speak with us

eJewishPhilanthropy · 3 Dec

Shai Assulin, a coordinator for the Jerusalem Municipality's Special Needs Department, emphasizes the importance of inclusive participation for individuals with disabilities in decision-making processes that affect them.

0 Politics Leadership

I was interrogated by Israeli authorities — I know why they're terrified of peace activists like me

Zak Witus in Forward · 2 Dec

Zak Witus, Director of Young Leadership and Education at the New Israel Fund, recounts his interrogation by Israeli authorities at Ben-Gurion Airport due to materials in his luggage that supported both Israeli and Palestinian peace efforts.

0 Communities Antisemitism

Face-Off

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 2 Dec

Dr. Moshe Glick, a respected community leader and dentist from West Orange, New Jersey, is facing unexpected legal challenges after standing up to a pro-Hamas demonstration outside a local shul.

0 Torah Gender/Identity

Real Royalty

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 2 Dec

"Real Royalty" explores the concept of inner spiritual royalty as exemplified by the biblical figure Batsheva, the wife of King David and mother of King Solomon.

0 Culture Communities

Before the Door Closed

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 2 Dec

Cindy Scarr shares a poignant narrative about her urgent journey to her childhood home in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to be with her dying father.

0 Politics Leadership

Netanyahu just made the craziest move of his career.

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 2 Dec

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has initiated a fraught constitutional and political move by seeking a presidential pardon from President Isaac Herzog amidst ongoing corruption trials.

0 Politics Israel

Should Israel Pardon Netanyahu to Save Itself?

Michael Oren in The Free Press · 1 Dec

Michael Oren revisits a 2019 suggestion by former opposition member Yossi Yona to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, drawing parallels to the Nixon pardon in the U.S.

0 Politics Israel

The Party’s Over

Gary Rosenblatt in Between The Lines · 1 Dec

Gary Rosenblatt critiques Ben Rhodes' opinion piece in The New York Times, which argues that Democrats should cease supporting Israel due to moral and political misalignments.

0 Israel Politics

Too many Jews keep making this dangerous mistake about Israel.

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 1 Dec

The article by Joshua Hoffman highlights the complex and often contentious relationship between Diaspora Jews and Israel, emphasizing the danger of conflating support for Israel with agreement with its current government.

0 Politics Communities

Compromise - the Art of Peaceful Coexistence

Emes Ve-Emunah · 1 Dec

Debates intensify over a proposed Israeli legislation that would grant permanent IDF draft exemptions to Charedi men engaged in Torah study.

0 Literature Culture

What Philip Roth taught me about my life as a Jewish man, despite his own imperfections

Stephen Daniel Arnoff in JTA · 1 Dec

Stephen Daniel Arnoff reflects on the profound influence that Philip Roth, a prolific Jewish-American novelist, had on his understanding of life, masculinity, and Jewish identity.

0 Politics History

Israel's Miracle Mission

Jewdicious · 1 Dec

A compelling account of an intricate Israeli intelligence operation that ultimately led to the capture of Dr. Marwan al-Hams, a Hamas military doctor thought responsible for concealing the body of IDF Lieutenant Hadar Goldin since 2014.

0 Communities Culture

Moving to Israel isn’t easy, but it’s life-changing.

Hether Warshauer in Future of Jewish · 1 Dec

Hether Warshauer's personal essay reflects on the challenges and profound life changes she experienced after making Aliyah, or immigrating to Israel.

0 Politics Leadership

Netanyahu’s pardon request is a staggering act of hypocrisy — and it should be granted, with one condition

Dan Perry in Forward · 1 Dec

Dan Perry criticizes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request for a presidential pardon as an act of hypocrisy, given his previous stance on serving while under indictment.

0 Israel Torah

The old Israel is gone. It’s time to build a better one.

Avi Mayer in Future of Jewish · 29 Nov

Avi Mayer reflects on the current state of Israel, drawing parallels between recent events and Torah narratives from Genesis.

0 Politics Communities

Peter Beinart is speaking in Israel. Cue the criticism from both the left and the right.

Grace Gilson in JTA · 26 Nov

Peter Beinart, a progressive Jewish author and critic of Israel, faced scrutiny from both ends of the political spectrum during his speech at Tel Aviv University.

0 Politics Communities

What does Mamdani's response to synagogue protests mean for Jews? No one will like the answer.

Joel Swanson in Forward · 25 Nov

Joel Swanson explores the nuanced response of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to the protests against an Israeli immigration event at Park East Synagogue.

0 Politics History

Bipartisan bill in Congress would create ‘Jewish Refugee Day’

Grace Gilson in JTA · 25 Nov

A new bipartisan resolution in the U.S. Congress, sponsored by Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Craig Goldman, seeks to establish November 30 as Jewish Refugee Day, also known as Yom HaPlitim.

0 Culture Holidays

I attended a world-record breaking Shabbat dinner. You won’t believe how much we ate.

Hannah Feuer in Forward · 24 Nov

The "Big Shabbat" at New York's Javits Convention Center set a new world record with 2,761 attendees, surpassing Berlin's 2015 record.

0 Jewish Law Ethics

The Laws of Asmakhta Are Already Written in Our Hearts

Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli in Lehrhaus · 24 Nov

Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli explores the Talmudic concept of asmakhta, a nuanced area of Jewish law dealing with commitments that appear binding but aren't genuinely so.

0 Jewish Law Ethics

The Laws of Asmakhta Are Already Written in Our Hearts

Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli in Lehrhaus · 24 Nov

Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli explores the Talmudic concept of asmakhta, a nuanced area of Jewish law dealing with commitments that appear binding but aren't genuinely so.

0 Jewish Law Ethics

The Laws of Asmakhta Are Already Written in Our Hearts

Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli in Lehrhaus · 24 Nov

Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli explores the Talmudic concept of asmakhta, a nuanced area of Jewish law dealing with commitments that appear binding but aren't genuinely so.

0 Politics History

The Painful Tragedy of Jews Who Reject Zionism

Samuel J. Hyde in Future of Jewish · 23 Nov

Samuel J. Hyde explores the complex and historically rooted phenomenon of Jewish anti-Zionism, distinguishing it from modern movements against Zionism.

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