Editorials

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. Early...

Antisemitism From the Left

For the sake of balance, or maybe convenience, antisemitism from the left and right are often treated as mirror images of each other. But...

More Clarity Needed in Foreign Aid

How much justice can money buy? And how much influence? Governments make these calculations all the time. In the case of the United States, less...

Justice Was Served

Early on the Shabbat morning of Oct. 27, 2018, Robert Bowers carried out the deadliest act of antisemitism in American history when he murdered...