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Shmuley Boteach

Sep 14, 2023, 1:27 PM

A Gutless Republican Jewish Coalition Fails to Fight Israel’s Critics

For Vivek Ramaswamy, appearing on the show of a died-in-the-wool antisemite was strike three. Ramaswamy claims he didn’t know YouTuber Albert Faleski called Jews "an ethnicity who uses their power in media to turn humanity against whites,” or that a...

Elchanan Poupko

Jun 25, 2023, 11:11 PM

Netanyahu, Godfather of Iran’s Nuclear Weapons

No prime minister in Israel's history has spoken more clearly about the dangers of Israel's enemy obtaining nuclear weapons than Benjamin Netanyahu. Tragically, no prime minister has failed so spectacularly and deliberately to prevent Israel's worst enemy from obtaining...

May 26, 2023, 3:16 PM

Anti-Israel Haters in Biden’s Antisemitism Forum

A new Biden plan to counter anti-Semitism was broadly heralded in an initial kneejerk reaction by many Jewish leaders and organizations in America. However, when taking a closer look, it is clear that the internationally recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance...

May 14, 2023, 9:51 AM

In Israel Under Rockets, I’m Grateful for AIPAC

As a liberal, progressive rabbi from San Diego, today I am saying “Thank God for AIPAC!” For almost two weeks, I’ve been blessed to be in Israel on our San Diego Federation mission celebrating 25 years of partnership with our...

Mar 25, 2023, 10:02 PM

Let’s Be Honest–AIPAC Is Not a Jewish Organization

It was eight years ago that Bibi chose to follow the advice of Sheldon Adelson and trashcan the views of the vast majority of American Jews and instead veer to the Right and embrace the views of Republicans and...

Mar 16, 2023, 11:14 PM

AIPAC the Unifier

Each week, rabbis across America stand before their congregations to deliver a sermon. Our messages are scrutinized and dissected, and in today’s increasingly divided America, we are often taken to task if a message touches a third rail of...

David-Seth Kirshner

Mar 15, 2023, 3:26 PM

AIPAC does the difficult work for us

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy arrives for a closed-door meeting with the Republican Conference, at the Capitol in Washington, January 31, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

I want the US to oppose BDS and efforts to delegitimize Israel, no matter how distasteful I find the relevant congressmen

Steven Moskowitz

Mar 10, 2023, 8:17 AM

Defend Israel’s Democracy

Israel is on fire from within and from without. From the outside it continues to face lethal terrorist attacks and the specter of an increasingly emboldened and nuclear Iran. From within it faces something which has long been simmering but...

Jonathan Jacoby

Jan 25, 2023, 9:28 PM

The Holocaust teaches us to recognize our shared destinies

My mother and I were discussing the Holocaust, as we often do. She survived Auschwitz and frequently talks about her experiences and the lessons she learned from them. “Did you know that white nationalists are moving into the political mainstream?”...

Jan 4, 2023, 7:02 PM

The Enduring Legacy of the Soviet Jewry Movement

By Robert Aronson & Daniel Grossman Robert Aronson is the Immediate Past Chair of HIAS, the agency of the American Jewish community providing safety and protection to refugees worldwide. For over 100 years, HIAS has provided migration and resettlement services to...

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