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Jewish, interfaith and immigrant groups hold a rally in front of the White House to commemorate the Jewish day of mourning by calling on the Trump administration to end its inhumane immigration policies, in Washington, DC. President Trump accused Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats of being "disloyal."(Getty Images)

Andrew Silow-Carroll

Disloyalty dat loyalty: What Trump really meant

He wasn’t so much accusing Jewish Democrats of being bad Americans as he was accusing them of being bad Jews

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

The grave matter of a chained wife’s plight

When Jewish mothers fear what marriage could bring for their daughters, it is the Rabbis’ job to find a solution

Palestinian Muslim pilgrim on a bus at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt as they head to the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on September 18, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Avi Issacharoff

Selling the fantasy of ‘transfer’

Netanyahu talks tough to appeal to his furthest right-wing base, but his government has provided unprecedented aid to Hamas

The moon reflected in a frozen bubble. (Public Domain/ PxHere)

David Sedley

World Ice Theory and the imperative of seeking truth

There’s a cautionary tale to be found in a pseudoscientific doctrine embraced by the Nazis (Parshat Ekev)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and US Reps. Rashida Tlaib, center, and Ilhan Omar, right. (Laura E. Adkins for JTA/Getty Images via JTA)

Daniel Gordis

Israel is neither Bibi nor the United States

If you evaluate Israeli politics through the prism of American democracy, you will be disappointed (and embarrassed). You will also miss what Israel is all about

Illustrative. The Statue of Liberty, New York City, (iStock)

Jack Schwartz

Keeping out the huddled masses

Blocking immigration for fear of ‘invaders’ who will take jobs, debase the culture, and ‘replace us’ is rooted in the racism of eugenics that undermines the very essence of America

Illustrative. President Reuven Rivlin, left, speaks to South Korean President Moon Jae-in during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, July 15, 2019. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)

Gilad Cohen

Lowering the cost of living in Israel

Household items from Hyundai, Kia, Samsung, LG, and more should cost less, once the Free Trade Zone between Israel and South Korea takes effect

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Aug 22, 2019, 2:12 AM

If You Say You Love Israel…

Over the past week, Israel has once again found herself the center of attention. After months of buildup by Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, their efforts have culminated in international drama as the Israeli government chose to bar them from entering the Jewish...

Joshua Z. Rokach

Aug 22, 2019, 2:11 AM

The Irreplaceable Reb Aaron Rokach of Belz OB”M

Reb Aaron Rokach of Belz, of blessed memory, died on 21 Av 5717 in Tel Aviv. He left a void that cannot be filled, to the detriment of contemporary Israel -- indeed, to the disadvantage of 21st Century Jews...

Aug 22, 2019, 2:10 AM

Just To Clarify, This Is What BDS Truly Stands For

On July 16th, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced a pro-BDS piece of legislation on the House floor—H.R. 496. BDS stands for “Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions” on the State of Israel. The resolution declares that “all Americans have the right...

Andrew Silow-Carroll

Aug 21, 2019, 11:14 PM

Disloyalty dat loyalty: What Trump really meant

Jewish, interfaith and immigrant groups hold a rally in front of the White House to commemorate the Jewish day of mourning by calling on the Trump administration to end its inhumane immigration policies, in Washington, DC. President Trump accused Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats of being "disloyal."(Getty Images)

He wasn't so much accusing Jewish Democrats of being bad Americans as he was accusing them of being bad Jews

Ben-Tzion Spitz

Aug 21, 2019, 10:33 PM

Ekev: Appropriate Pride

If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility. -Paul Keating In the Torah reading of Ekev, Moses asks rhetorically, “What does God want...

Nikhil Chandwani

Aug 21, 2019, 10:27 PM

Similarities between Jewish and Hindu history

Jewish and Hindu cultures are more similar than most people think. Both cultures have an ancient origin with their roots woven into the Iron Age. Around the ten century BCE, both religions surfaced in the Asian subcontinent. Here is...

Aug 21, 2019, 10:26 PM

Proposed Apartheid

Shameful. Hateful. Disgusting. Sickening. Immoral. These and many more adjectives describe the recent attempts to prevent 20 percent of our population from being included in elections to the 22nd Knesset. The attempts by Otzma Yehudit to ban the Arab Joint...

Aug 21, 2019, 10:14 PM

Bill Maher asks ‘Is BDS the right thing to do?’

Bill Maher questions the morality of the BDS campaign The panel topic on last Friday’s "Real Time with Bill Maher" was about Israel's recent refusal to allow high profile BDS proponents Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Talib into the country...

Aharon Gottlieb

Aug 21, 2019, 10:04 PM

The trend of bending the rules

Israel has begun to deport foreign nationals that are illegally in the country even though they originally arrived as legal migrant workers. Generally speaking, these are mostly nurses and caregivers from the Philippines who overstayed their visas. A number...

Alan Silverstein

Aug 21, 2019, 10:02 PM

Inspiring Future Leaders: Conservative/Masorti Movement World-Wide

In 2007, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote an influential thought piece entitled “The Odyssey Years.” Brooks observed that “there used to be four common life phases: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. Now, there are at least six:...

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