The name of the game: conflation, false equivalency and political expediency
Barbara Goldberg Goldman
Gearing up for the 2024 election cycle, silly season on Capitol Hill is before us. Some say it has never left. But...
To be a (Visa)-free People
By Scott Lasensky
Although the klieg lights of the U.S.-Israel alliance typically spotlight peacemaking, politics and defense cooperation, the most consequential issue on the agenda...
Why the Pro-Settler Right Hates Israel’s Justice System So Much
By Susie Gelman
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government places the Israeli Supreme Court in the crosshairs, concerned supporters of Israel, from the Biden...
A land where people are mowed down by gunmen is not free
By Abigail Leibowitz
If Francis Scott Key were to rise from the dead and visit us, he would see the opposite of a “land of...
With Israel’s Democracy In Danger, We Must Not Silence Critics
By Rabbi Michael Rose Knopf
As a new far-right government takes power in Israel, a debate among Jewish Americans has erupted about what it means...
A year after Colleyville, let’s continue to prioritize Jewish security
By Gil Preuss
Jan. 15 marked one year since Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three of his congregants were held hostage in their synagogue, Congregation Beth...
Virginia’s template in the fight against antisemitism
By Eric Fusfield
When Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) issued an executive order establishing a Commission to Combat Anti-Semitism on his first day in office...
Prayers for Damar Hamlin
By Rabbi Charles Arian
I had never heard the name Damar Hamlin until last Monday night when I noticed a lot of my Facebook friends...
What I see looking back at 2022
To end the year, we asked community members to offer their thoughts as they look back at 2022. What stands out? What looked important...
What I see looking back at 2022
To end the year, we asked community members to offer their thoughts as they look back at 2022. What stands out? What looked important...
