Banging our heads against a wall
Diaspora Jewry is frustrated by the Israeli government’s recurring delay in implementing the Kotel compromise. Like a driver pushing on the gas pedal of...
A French shande
Recently announced French presidential candidate Éric Zemmour is an ultranationalist, right-wing pundit, who is anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant and pro-fascist. He is also Jewish.
Without that last...
Separation of church and school?
In largely rural Maine, some school districts don’t have enough students to justify creating a public high school. So, in order to guarantee that...
We know the drill
With 5.3 million dead, including 808,000 in this country, and significant disruptions to the lives of the rest of us, it’s hard not to...
The abortion war’s latest battle
After decades of court battles, the anti-abortion movement may be about to win its war against Roe v. Wade.
Last week, the Supreme Court heard...
The difficult tasks of engagement and explanation
Young Americans are being tested by a worldwide pandemic, with its lockdowns, lost education, social isolation and uncertainty. Young Jewish Americans are experiencing the...
The Visa Waiver Program challenge
Apart from the ever-changing rules for entry that are driven by the pandemic and related health concerns, Americans are afforded free access to Israel...
Democratic Socialist unrest
When Jamaal Bowman ousted 16-term incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) in 2020, many in the pro-Israel community were worried. Engel was a power in...
Jewish children left behind
The Build Back Better bill, which passed the House on Friday, still has a long way to go before it can be enacted. It...
In every generation
The name Maccabee — drawn from the historic group of Jewish rebel warriors who founded the Hasmonean dynasty — has come to symbolize strength,...
