Arkansas, United States

0 Philosophy Politics

Deborah Barer in Sources · 28 Jun

Deborah Barer explores how the Jewish concept of covenant can serve as a framework for reimagining American citizenship in these polarized times.

0 Education Politics

Pushed Out, Pulled In: How the New Law of Church and State Is Reshaping Jewish Education in America

Michael A. Helfand in Sources · 28 Jun

Amid ongoing legal changes and rising antisemitism, American Jewish educational choices are at a potential turning point.

0 Politics Israel

Everything they say about U.S. aid to Israel is wrong.

General Yoav Gallant in Future of Jewish · 22 Jun

General Yoav Gallant argues that U.S. aid to Israel is often misunderstood as mere foreign assistance when it is, in fact, a mutually beneficial investment in defense capability and industrial collaboration.

0 Politics History

An Israeli Takes Down Revisionist 'Debaters'

Jewdicious · 20 Jun

Dr. Einat Wilf delivered a passionate defense of Israel's desire for peace at the Oxford Union, countering the motion that Israel never truly sought peace with Palestine.

0 Politics Torah

Wisdom in the Face of Destruction

Sapir · 18 Jun

In response to the violence and suffering witnessed in the conflict involving Hamas and Israel, the article reflects on Torah teachings about human cruelty and the necessity of memory to prevent recurring evil.

0 Communities Jewish Law

Arkansas whites-only community sued by woman with Jewish ancestry

Hannah Feuer in Forward · 20 May

A federal lawsuit has been filed against Return to the Land, a whites-only community in Arkansas, for alleged discriminatory housing practices.

0 Communities Leadership

The power of emerging Jewish communities

eJewishPhilanthropy · 15 May

Emerging Jewish communities in places like Columbia, S.C. and Little Rock, Arkansas are becoming innovative hubs due to their smaller size and limited resources.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Progressives Must Not Give Tucker Carlson a Pass

Ken Silverman in The Beinart Notebook · 11 May

The piece focuses on the need for progressive voices to critically scrutinize figures like Tucker Carlson, despite the alignment some of his views may have with progressive policies on Israel and Iran.

0 Communities Culture

As anti-LGBTQ laws spread, these Jewish nonprofits are funding moves to safer states

Grace Gilson in JTA · 8 May

With the increase of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the United States following President Trump's second term, Jewish nonprofits Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Society have launched Move to Thrive.

0 Politics Israel

These states want to ban the term ‘West Bank’ and replace it with ‘Judea and Samaria’

Hannah Feuer in Forward · 22 Apr

Several U.S. states are considering legislation that bans the use of the term "West Bank" and opts for "Judea and Samaria" in official documents.

0 History Ethics

We're forgetting the lessons of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

Cathryn J. Prince in Forward · 24 Mar

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 remains a critical reminder of the need for strong labor laws, yet the hard-won protections it inspired are currently being eroded in the US.

0 Communities Culture

The promised land is… Oklahoma? Inside Tulsa’s campaign to court young Jews

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 23 Mar

Tulsa, Oklahoma, traditionally seen as a tumbleweed town, is drawing attention for its unique initiative, "Tulsa Tomorrow," which actively recruits young Jews to relocate to the city.

0 Holidays Jewish Law

Keep, Clean, Kasther, or Sell?

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 10 Mar

Cindy Scarr provides practical advice on preparing household items for Pesach (Passover) in this concise guide.

0 Music Culture

How an Amish Mennonite school in Arkansas went viral with a song by an Orthodox Jew

Kelsey Osgood in Forward · 2 Mar

An a cappella choir of Amish Mennonite students from Calvary Bible School in Calico Rock, Arkansas, unexpectedly went viral with their rendition of "Tatty, My King," a song by Orthodox Jewish composer Dovid Edell.

0 Antisemitism Communities

After Minneapolis, a Youtuber comes for Jewish 'welfare queens'

Arno Rosenfeld in Forward · 25 Feb

In his Forward article, Arno Rosenfeld examines a troubling trend of online influencers spreading antisemitic rhetoric, highlighting YouTuber Tyler Oliveira's focus on Orthodox Jewish communities in Kiryas Joel and Lakewood.

0 Politics Israel

How Christian Zionism explains Mike Huckabee’s expansive view of Israel’s borders

Simone Saidmehr in Forward · 25 Feb

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, recently sparked controversy by expressing a Christian Zionist perspective that Israel has biblical rights to an expansive Middle Eastern territory.

0 Art History

Bill Aron’s Lens on 50 Years of Jewish Life

Rahel Musleah in Hadassah · 22 Feb

Over five decades, street photographer Bill Aron has documented diverse aspects of Jewish life globally, capturing moments ranging from joyous celebrations to intimate portrayals of Holocaust survivors.

0 Israel Politics

Israel's New Military Doctrine: Fortress Israel 2.0

Nachum Kaplan in Future of Jewish · 16 Feb

Israel is shifting from its reliance on foreign defense partners, particularly the United States, to cultivate greater strategic autonomy and domestic production capabilities.

0 Culture History

He documented a changing Jewish world, and the Jewish world changed him

Mira Fox in Forward · 5 Feb

Bill Aron's photography is celebrated in a new retrospective at the American Jewish Historical Society, showcasing how his work has documented and in turn, influenced his engagement with Jewish communities worldwide.

0 Culture Politics

Faking Main Street

Judith Miller in Tablet · 16 Jan

Bentonville, Arkansas, has become a burgeoning economic and cultural hub, largely due to the presence of Walmart, a company known for its controversial labor practices.

0 Politics Antisemitism

A whites-only, no-Jews community says it's found a legal loophole. A Jewish lawmaker in Pennsylvania wants to close it.

Hannah Feuer in Forward · 26 Dec 2025

Pennsylvania State Rep. Ben Waxman, a Jewish lawmaker, has introduced legislation aimed at preventing communities like 'Return to the Land'—a whites-only, no-Jews segregated community in Arkansas—from establishing themselves in Pennsylvania.

0 Antisemitism History

What Black journalists covering Confederate monuments taught me about fighting antisemitism today

Olivia Haynie in Forward · 5 Sep 2025

Reflecting on the complexity of preserving history in the face of ongoing discrimination, Olivia Haynie draws parallels between Confederate monuments and Nazi relics.

0 Politics Communities

That whites-only, no Jews allowed Arkansas community is legal, says state’s attorney general. How?

Hannah Feuer in Forward · 1 Aug 2025

The controversial community, Return to the Land, in northern Arkansas, excludes Jews and non-whites but has been deemed legally permissible by Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin.

0 Politics Ethics

Moral Clarity in a Confusing World

Emes Ve-Emunah · 1 Aug 2025

In a complex analysis of recent geopolitical dynamics, the article discusses the moral clarity regarding the conflict in Gaza as expressed by various public figures, including U.S. Senator Tom Cotton and Rabbi Moshe Taragin.

0 Politics Israel

Inside the Room

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 29 Jul 2025

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee, a pro-Israel evangelical, recently visited Slabodka's roshei yeshivah, Rav Dov Landau and Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, in Bnei Brak.

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