Russia is Not Healthy for Jews and Other Living Things
Jonathan Feldstein
When I read about the arrest of American Jewish Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, in Russia on March 29, my mind went...
The Fight Against Israel Becoming Another Hungary or Poland
Orni Petruschka
American Jews gathered here in Israel to attend the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America and to celebrate our 75th...
Proud of Israel, Proud to be Israeli
Alan P. Gross
My wife, Judy, and I made aliyah in May 2017. Our time is divided between Tel Aviv and the U.S., although more...
Israel: The Jewish State and the State of the Jews
Ralph Grunewald
We are living in unprecedented times here in Israel, and we are witnessing history being made. Before moving to Israel, I devoted decades...
Cotton Balls on the Seder Plate
By Nechama Liss-Levinson
This year, as I celebrate Passover, I will put some cotton balls on the seder plate. Hopefully, as with so much of...
My Menachem Begin Socks
By Alan Elsner
On a recent trip to Israel, I went into the gift shop operated by Moshav Yotfat near an archeological site in the...
These texts tell us we must find ourselves in one another
By Robbie Schaefer
Pikpa Refugee Camp, Lesvos, Greece. June, 2016.
“No problem?” asks Sahar, pointing at my guitar. This is her favorite English phrase. She is...
Local Governments Are Poised To Tackle Antisemitism
Joel Rubin
As the father of two biracial Jewish daughters in the Montgomery County Public Schools, and as an elected local government official, I’m acutely...
How the Passover Seder Can Help Build Jewish Allies
Marnie Fienberg
Everywhere we turn, we hear about the rising tide of antisemitism, a story that almost seems to be writing an alternative version of...
COVID Nearly Killed Me
Rabbi Jeremy Kridel
I had COVID and a heart attack. To be more specific, I had COVID, and it gave me a heart attack.
I had...
