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for Monday, March 24, 2025

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Sports ›

0 Sports Politics

Bruce Pearl opens NCAA postgame press conference by calling to ‘bring the hostages home’

Ben Sales in JTA

Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl used a significant NCAA postgame press conference to bring attention to Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli hostage held by Hamas, highlighting his support for Israel and Jewish identity.

Politics ›

0 Politics Antisemitism

The radical Left has collapsed into something very much like Nazism.

Benjamin Kerstein in Future of Jewish

Benjamin Kerstein examines the radical Left's tactics, comparing them to the Nazi regime due to their authoritarian imposition of ideology, use of antisemitic rhetoric, and efforts to infiltrate Western institutions.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Breaking: UCLA is silencing Jewish critics of Israel, Israeli-American student says

Akiva Colin Haskins in New Voices

UCLA is being accused of silencing Jewish critics of Israel following a lawsuit filed by Binyamin Moryosef, an Israeli-American student, and over 30 others.

0 Politics Jewish Law

Thief, Robber, or Liar?

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism

Natan Slifkin critically examines the recent comments by Yitzchok Goldknopf, leader of the Torah party under Agudas Yisrael and Minister of Housing Development, who seemingly boasted about reallocating housing resources meant for the general population to the charedi community.

0 Politics Israel

Everything the media taught you about Israel is wrong.

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish

Joshua Hoffman's article critiques international media portrayals of Israel, arguing they mischaracterize the nation as an oppressive force while ignoring its historical and geopolitical complexities.

Communities ›

0 Communities Politics

Has the World of Lakewood Gone Awry?

Emes Ve-Emunah

In an analysis of the ideological and practical issues within certain Charedi communities, particularly in Lakewood, the tension between ideological purity and urgent communal needs is highlighted.

Culture ›

0 Culture History

100 years after its founding, can a Yiddish institute serve a people who don’t speak the language?

PJ Grisar in Forward

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, celebrating its centennial in 2025, has played a crucial role in preserving Eastern European Jewish culture and the Yiddish language since its founding in Vilna.