Popular posts | The Blogs

Open Search form

Apply for a Blog

Popular posts

Aug 11, 2026, 2:20 PM

Gadi Eisenkot: The reassuring man with the troubling doctrine

Gadi Eisenkot, chair of the Yashar party, attends a conference in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 9, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)

The former IDF chief running for prime minister commands respect, but his security concept and political alliances deserve tough scrutiny from voters

Aug 12, 2026, 10:42 PM

When an Anti-Israel Dinner Backfires

I went to an anti-Israel dinner party. It did not go as planned. A true classic textbook response to a group of antisemitic partygoers, written by Nachum Kaplan They described it as “a safe space for difficult conversations.” What they...

Yakir Englander

Aug 12, 2026, 2:43 PM

What Mamdani offers young liberal Jews

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani prays at the Ohel - the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, December 16, 2025 (Chabad Virginia Beach via Facebook)

People who are deeply attached to Judaism through values, prayer and practice can find a home in progressive politics. Don't dismiss them because of their views on Israel

Raheli Baratz Rix

Aug 12, 2026, 8:54 PM

The night the words ran out: Sephora just reminded us it wasn’t the last time

What exactly is so dangerous about the sentence 'we sell our products in Israel'?

Aug 9, 2026, 12:53 PM

25 years ago, my daughter was killed in the Sbarro bombing. Her killer is free

Police and medics surround the scene of a suicide bombing inside Jerusalem's Sbarro restaurant, August 9, 2001. Fifteen people were killed, and 130 injured. A 16th victim died in 2023. (AP/Peter Dejong)

I am in the grotesque position of being politically inconvenient, while the confessed terrorist is protected by a US ally. Her freedom mocks justice itself

Aug 12, 2026, 2:30 PM

When love means speaking out

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at an event for Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, in New York City, June 23, 2026. (AP/Seth Wenig)

I made my reputation as a rabbi based on loving every fellow human being; how can I decry New York City's mayor as an antisemite?

Aug 10, 2026, 8:17 AM

Israel Is Surrounded Today. Are You Aware of What Comes Next?

Since October 2023, Israel has fought on six fronts: Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. Five of them were not countries in any useful sense. They were militias holding ground inside countries, armed and paid from the same...

Aug 12, 2026, 8:42 PM

The Nazi drag queen

Drag performer Judith Iscariot appearing as "Schutzstaffel Sam" at Cincinnati Pride (Screen capture of video provided by author)

Cincinnati Pride welcomed Jews back after two fraught years — then featured a performer giving Hitler salutes beside signs saying Zionists did not belong

Aug 9, 2026, 5:55 PM

To Beth Jacob Synagogue: How Could You?

(AI Generated Photo)

Tonight, your synagogue is co-sponsoring a fundraiser for the legal defense of Mohsen Mahdawi. I read that sentence. Then I read it again. And I still cannot understand it. A synagogue is putting its name behind this fundraiser. How could you? Before you walk...

Aug 10, 2026, 1:26 PM

Shmuel’s wife was killed in the Sbarro bombing; he responded with kindness

Shmuel and Shoshana Greenbaum stand in front of the now infamous pizzeria in 2001, days before the bombing at Sbarro took her life. (Courtesy, Shmuel Greenbaum)

Spreading positivity pulled him through the horror of Shoshana's murder. He says we need more of that these days, starting with an immersive uplifting theme park

Load more