The Lesson from My Bar Mitzvah That Stays with Me Today
The differences between my bar mitzvah preparation and those actively affirming their place as part of the Jewish people and all facets of that, could not have been more stark.
Just Look Up
Wow, how grateful I was for pausing to look up. What a blessing and important reminder.
Despite Challenges for Olim, Aliyah Surges During COVID-19 Pandemic
Amid 30 percent increase in aliyah compared to last year, “there is no doubt that the rise in anti-Semitism and the COVID-19 pandemic had an influence,” said Becca Wertman-Traub, an olah from Vancouver, Canada.
Can AIPAC Help Lead a New Bipartisan Surge of Support for Israel?
To many casual observers of Washington politics, the news that AIPAC was, for the first time in its history, going to be contributing directly to candidates by forming two political action committees came as a surprise. Many familiar with the name of the pro-Israel lobby and its reputation as a formidable force on Capitol Hill, though not […]
Why the Double Standard on West Bank Violence?
Claims of a spike in settler violence made headlines while “routine” terror attacks, including murder by Palestinian Arabs against Jews, are downplayed or treated as justified.
Skirting the Line Between a Lukewarm Friend and an Enemy
Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York was praised for visiting Israel. But his alliances with anti-Zionists and disturbing stands illustrate the dubious nature of the search for friends of the Jewish state on the far-left.
Blessing Israel After the Rapture
As an Orthodox Jew, there are many tenants of Christianity which I had never heard of growing up, or at best certainly never understood.
A 1619 Project for Israel, Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
“To say that Jews were subject to restrictions that would not allow them to prosper and live in the Middle East is just nonsense.”
The Set-Up On ‘Debating Israel and Apartheid’
Members of a four-person panel to speak at a conference sponsored by the American Historical Association essentially hold the same harsh viewpoint towards Israel.
Keir Starmer’s Labour Anti-Semitism Problem
Like so many liberals in Britain, America and elsewhere, he selects aspects of an issue that conform to his idealistic viewpoint while blanking out those that undermine it.
