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Peter Himmelman

Jun 30, 2026, 7:45 PM

What Survival Is For: Continuity, Belonging, Wholeness

Photo credit: Isaac Himmelman

At the bris for yet another grandson this week I was gifted not only a new member of our family, but something else: a rare and fleeting glimpse of eternity, an acute sense of being part of a generational...

Menachem Creditor

Jun 30, 2026, 7:05 PM

Decolonizing the Jew: An Old Erasure in New Language

The Enlightenment radically changed the way Jewish identity was understood. Previously, Jews often lived as a separate, self-governing people, with their own courts, communal structures, languages, customs, and collective sense of nationhood. But modern European states offered Jews a...

Jun 30, 2026, 1:11 PM

Between Hudson and Jordan: The Abyss We Ignore

We arrived in the United States after a full year of studying, reading, discussing, and trying to understand North American Jewry up close—its history, its complexity, and the broad spectrum of identities, denominations, communities, and views that shape it. But...

Jun 30, 2026, 10:25 AM

Beyond Partisan Politics: Why Israel Must Repair Its Relationship with Democrats

For years, the conventional wisdom within the halls of power in Jerusalem has been that the traditional bipartisan support for Israel in Washington was a relic of the past, unnecessary in an era where evangelical support and a singular...

Jun 30, 2026, 10:18 AM

If Your Child Can’t Tell You the Hardest Truth, Nothing Else Matters

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Making our homes places where our children’s hardest truths are welcomed, not feared. A few months ago, a friend told me about her daughter. Sixteen years old, good student, close with her parents — or so they thought. It was...

Jun 30, 2026, 3:36 AM

Fighting Hate with Action, Identity, and Joy

Antisemitism is once again making headlines across America, and nowhere is that more apparent than in New York City. Jewish communities are facing harassment, intimidation, and violence at levels many never imagined they would see in the United States. The...

Chaim Y. Botwinick

Jun 29, 2026, 6:44 PM

The Future of the American Jewish Community: A Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?

Much has been written about the future of the American Jewish community. From historians, scholars and demographers to well respected Rabbinic leaders, they all pose the most perplexing question of our time - what will our American Jewish community...

Eliezer Avraham

Jun 29, 2026, 12:35 PM

America 250 | Essay 5: The Covenant and the Future

How a Shared Moral Story Between Jews and America Can Guide the Next 250 Years A Covenant That Faces Forward America’s 250th anniversary is more than a milestone. It is an invitation to reflect on the nation’s character, its aspirations, and...

Jun 29, 2026, 6:06 AM

American Jewish Parents, Don’t Raise Frightened Jews

American Jewish parents are asking how to prepare their children for a world where antisemitism is once again visible. The recent Democratic primary in New York’s 10th Congressional District offered two different political answers. I think it exposed a much deeper...

Jun 28, 2026, 11:04 AM

As America Turns 250, Jewish Gratitude Runs Deep

Why the Jewish People Are Especially Grateful to America on Her 250th Anniversary

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