Sheinbaum’s Crucifix
Claudia Sheinbaum, a former Mexico City mayor and the governing leftist Morena party’s presidential nominee in Mexico’s upcoming June election, is Jewish. She is...
The Moral Dilemma of Prisoner Swaps
Last week’s completion of the deal between the Biden administration and Iran to free U.S. hostages from Iran in exchange for Iranian prisoners held...
The Biden-Netanyahu Meeting
The long-awaited meeting between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took place last week, nine months after Netanyahu’s electoral victory last...
Many Moving Parts of a Saudi Deal
In his recent address at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel is “on the cusp” of a historic deal...
A Crying Shame
The scene was surreal and heartbreaking. It desecrated the holiest day of the Jewish year. And it epitomized the deep unrest, resentment and rage...
Writing a Torah Online
Sefaria is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the cultivation of Jewish learning. It has assembled a far-reaching library of Jewish texts and their interconnections,...
Ben-Gvir Strikes
For four decades, the Wexner Foundation — founded by billionaire philanthropists Leslie and Abigail Wexner — has been singularly devoted to the development of...
Tel Aviv’s Light Rail Challenge
The unfortunate reality in today’s Israel is that even celebratory events are impacted by the country’s continuing controversy over the government’s efforts to limit...
Continuing Disunity in Israel
The recent dueling full-page ads in The New York Times, first by World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder and, in response, by a group...
Smotrich on the Loose
We hoped that political tensions in Israel would ease during the Knesset’s summer recess. But Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich couldn’t leave bad enough alone.
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