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Does apathy toward antisemitism pave the way to Jewish assimilation? - opinion
My task as a journalist is to raise and discuss questions that Jews should care about, and I believe that the subject of assimilation is on the mind of a large segment of Israel’s population.
The Gaza food aid 'massacre': Yet another modern blood libel - opinion
Europe's anti-Israel bias: The EU's problem with Jews and the Jewish state - opinion
Is a democratic Iran possible? - opinion
Misguided sanctions: Nations punish Smotrich, Ben-Gvir for protecting Israelis - opinion
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have the audacity to believe that Israeli citizens deserve protection from violence, a principle one might assume would be universally accepted.
25 touchstones for a moral compass: Lessons from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks - opinion
Whether in the context of a family, school, team, or community, these touchpoints will help orient us toward our true north, toward the way we most want to be.
'Are We There Yet?' Building and sustaining healthy marriages - review
For couples contemplating, or embarking on, marriage, or who are already navigating its hidden depths, Are We There Yet? is essential and rewarding reading.
Parents rule, grandparents are cool: A look at grandparenting today - analysis
Approximately 1.5 million Israelis are grandparents. One in every six Israeli families is multi-generational, with three generations living together.
'The Life of the Soul': A look at Judaism's view on 'gilgul' and reincarnation - review
With such erudite scholarship, The Life of the Soul is a landmark contribution and resource to the study of Jewish mysticism.
Daniella Wexler: Retrospective or new exhibition?
In her current retrospective at the Jerusalem Theatre, the historical works appear in reproduction, embellished with painted decorative margins and additional new images.
Leap of faith: A lesson on embracing God - opinion
In philosophy, a leap of faith is the act of believing in or accepting something not on the basis of reason.
Fueling antisemitism, normalizing hate: The dangers of anti-Israel textbooks in education - opinion
The American Jewish community must stand up to anti-Israel textbooks making their way into the mainstream education system.
Pretending to ‘grapple with genocide’: The anti-Israel fad in Western academia - opinion
The discussion focused largely on transcending the need to ascertain whether certain violent acts fit the “narrow and highly technical realm of criminal law” and the legal definition of genocide.
False equivalency of Gaza and Dresden: One was revenge, the other self-defense - opinion
Dresden was revenge against a defeated enemy. Gaza is self-defense against an enemy that still openly calls for Israel’s annihilation.
Ralph Vaughan Williams: A humanist composer who opposed the Nazis, helped Jews
So, next time you hear the rapt, silken poetry of The Lark Ascending, give a thought not only to Vaughan Williams the composer, but to the humanist who opposed the Nazis.