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Mansoor H. Laghari

Aug 15, 2026, 10:19 AM

Massachusetts, Stop This Before It Becomes Law.

As an American Muslim, I am sounding the alarm over S.2134. Massachusetts is considering a permanent government commission specifically for Muslims. Americans need to pay attention now, not after the precedent has been established. This deserves national attention. Now. Massachusetts Senate...

Gershon Blumstein

Aug 15, 2026, 9:35 AM

Stop Telling Jews How to Vote

A political moment in Michigan exposes the myth that Jews care about only one issue — and why that myth threatens our community more than any candidate ever could. A stubborn myth in American politics refuses to die that Jews...

Aug 15, 2026, 12:23 AM

Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right, Am I Stuck in the Middle? Not!.

In 1973, Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan wrote a line for Stealers Wheel that seems strangely appropriate for American politics today. For Jewish liberals, pro-Israel Democrats, Zionists and our friends, it can sometimes feel as though we are caught between...

Aug 14, 2026, 6:40 PM

Two Generations, Two Israels

Two ways of seeing Israel—and one unfinished conversation. A few weeks ago, a friend told me about a conversation he had with his twenty-something daughter. She was wrestling with a question that, increasingly, young Jews are being asked to confront: What...

Shanee B. Michaelson

Aug 13, 2026, 10:54 PM

Elul 5786: Towards a New Chapter

Portland roses photo by Rabbi Shanee B. Michaelson

We are entering the month of Elul. The long, difficult arc from Tisha B’Av toward the High Holy Days has begun to turn. The Seven Shabbatot of Consolation are carrying us through these weeks, offering words of comfort one...

Meira E. Schneider-Atik

Aug 13, 2026, 8:03 PM

Do You Want to Discourage Aliyah?

The aliyah salespeople are coming at us fast and furious. Most of them are coming at it from a place of genuine caring. They want us Jews to be in Eretz Yisrael safe from the Jew-hatred in Chutz LaAretz...

Aug 13, 2026, 3:13 PM

Treasure Trove: Zionism Means Israel’s Election Involves Diaspora Jewry Too

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

If the original purpose of Zionism was to establish a home for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, what is the purpose of Zionism once that home (the State of Israel) is established? That is the question...

Aug 13, 2026, 1:24 PM

But wait – don’t Chinese lives matter?

So, my fridge stopped working a few days ago and a repair guy came from Eilat to Yahel to fix it. I made space for him to work ahead of time and while I was at it, I took all...

Aug 13, 2026, 5:12 AM

How To Apologize Like A Celebrity This Elul

This Elul we can ALL be celebrities.

We are halfway through August, and Elul has just begun. Let's face it, you have a lot of apologizing to get in before Yom Kippur. When you multiply each apology by three, it means you probably should have started...

Aug 12, 2026, 10:22 PM

Building on Shifting Sand: Raising Kids in Israel

I was raised in a quiet suburb in Westchester county outside New York City, where life unfolded among single-family homes and an unspoken script about how things were supposed to go. In high school, we often heard about the...

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