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Apr 19, 2026, 11:59 PM

Police officers stand on duty at a cordon near to the Finchley Reform Synagogue, in the North Finchley area of north London, on April 15, 2026, following an attack on the synagogue in the early hours of the morning. (Toby Shepheard / AFP)

This was written after reading Hen Mazzig’s Facebook post about a fourth synagogue in London bombed within the space of one month. He pleaded for readers to see and understand how making and excusing hateful speech directly connects to the acts of hate we are...

Mar 21, 2026, 9:36 AM

The Faith & Media Initiative releases new survey findings

When Variety presented a Spirituality& Entertainment Brunch hosted by the Coalition for Faith & Media at The Sundance Film Festival the line to get in was down the street. The response to the event confirmed what the Coalition for Faith & Media already knew –...

B. Shira Levine

Sep 19, 2025, 9:17 AM

‘The greatest trick the devil ever pulled…’

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist. From one of my favorite movies, The Usual Suspects, in reference to supervillain Keyser Soze (full context withheld to avoid spoilers). This week ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely after he said:...

Jun 5, 2025, 7:33 AM

It’s math: Anti-Zionism = antisemitism

There are a number of arguments which explain how anti-Zionism and antisemitism are connected, but they all stop short of showing how anti-Zionism is in and of itself antisemitism. The first explanation is definitional. Zionism is “an international movement originally for the establishment of a...

May 29, 2025, 4:50 PM

As I stand at Mount Sinai, I know – ‘My Judaism defines me’

"My Judaism defines me," appears in Rabbi Menachem Creditor's latest anthology, At the Mountain. (photo by author)

The approaching holiday, Shavuot, marks G-D giving the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai. Tradition says all Jews – past, present, and future – were present at Sinai for this momentous event. It was in this spirit that I answered a call for...

Cheryl Dorchinsky

May 20, 2025, 11:29 AM

The Kosher Duck Revolution

There’s something wonderfully charming about the whimsical tradition of hiding ducks anonymously—whether on cruise ships, strangers’ Jeeps, or other unexpected corners of daily life. Inspired by this playful trend, I decided to put a uniquely Jewish spin on it, creating the “Kosher Duck Revolution.” Little...

Apr 30, 2025, 11:02 PM

Israelis grapple with grief on Memorial Day

Staff Sergeant Segev Schwartz who was killed on October 7th

The weekend before Yom HaZikaron, or Israel Memorial Day, Sarah and Ehud Schwartz attended a retreat hosted by OneFamily, an organization that serves victims of terror and those who have lost loved ones in military conflict. Despite knowing that their children must enlist in the...

Apr 23, 2025, 10:10 PM

The Atlanta Jewish community remembers The Shoah

Unto Every Person There is a Name at the Georgia State Capital
photo courtesy of Harry Lutz

On Yom HaShoah the Atlanta Jewish community will join others around the world in honoring those murdered during the Holocaust. Unto Every Person There is a Name is an is a remembrance ceremony led by volunteers who read the name, age and place of death of...

Apr 3, 2025, 5:07 PM

Passover and peace

With Passover fast approaching and conflict ever-present in the air, I thought I would share a bit of my writing that I contributed in 2024 to the first edition of Peace Haggadah. While I have not been involved at all in this year’s updated edition,...

Mar 5, 2025, 10:25 PM

“How are you doing?” The toll antisemitism takes on us

Photo by Paodoruvel. (free for use)

Once upon a time, asking Jewish friends or family members how they feel would for the most part elicit responses of “Fine,” or “Doing well, thank you.” Those days seem a world away. Nowadays, most Jews I know no longer have simple answers. Chalk it...

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