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Richard D. Gitlin

Sep 11, 2026, 7:49 PM

Remembering 9/11 Means Remembering Why

Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, America is once again remembering the nearly 3,000 people murdered that morning. We remember the airplanes. The burning towers. The people jumping from impossible heights. The firefighters climbing stairways from which many would never...

Sep 11, 2026, 7:41 PM

Now Watch What He Does With Them

When association, optics and judgment become the mayor's own standard. This is Part III of a four-part series examining Zohran Mamdani's political formation, record and first months governing New York City. Part II ended with a simple proposition: We can watch. So let's...

Steven Goldstein

Sep 11, 2026, 7:27 PM

Hallelujah for the Liberal Soul of Zionism

This the Erev Rosh HaShanah 5787 sermon, "Hallelujah for the Liberal Soul of Zionism," delivered by Rabbi Steven Goldstein at The Reform Temple of Rockland in Nyack, New York on September 11, 2026. High Holiday tradition calls upon rabbis to...

Sep 11, 2026, 7:06 PM

Political discourse is starting to turn rancid in the UK

At a large anti-Iranian regime demonstration in England 2026. Not one mask being worn. Pic: Ed Moss

In recent years, British public discourse has become more hostile and polarised. Politicians, journalists, academics, employers, public servants, and ordinary citizens report growing reluctance to express their views openly for fear of harassment, organised pressure campaigns, reputational damage, or...

Ariela Di Gioacchino

Sep 11, 2026, 2:57 PM

This New Year, Make Room for Young Jewish Leaders

If I had to describe this year, I would start with a picture of a hug I was lucky to be part of. Holding and being held, as if the world around us had gone quiet for a second....

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Sep 11, 2026, 2:50 PM

Demography as Destiny: Israel’s Really Good News

With the Jewish New Year upon us, we all wish for good news in the coming annum. But it’s been here all along. I’ll start far away, and then quickly move to Israel. Over the past five years, Japan has...

Sep 11, 2026, 2:42 PM

The Shofar Awakens Us: A Call for Ethics in Social Work

As Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, 5787 approaches, everything feels loaded. The fringe has become mainstream and inversions are so commonplace we’re rarely surprised by the latest outlandish headline. As the school year begins, our newest generation of social...

Sep 11, 2026, 2:27 PM

Miliband’s Sanctions Put Britain’s Relationship with Israel at Risk

Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron, Judea and Samaria (Wikimedia commons)

This week, Britain’s new Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, decided to sanction Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Miliband does not believe that the Jewish people have a right to live in Judea and, rather than sanctioning terrorist organisations such...

Sep 11, 2026, 4:30 AM

Boy George Goes to Shul

Like most good things, it started and ended with a hug. The first hug came from a stranger. When I first heard Boy George’s powerful and truthful new song, “We Will Dance Again,” I was brought back to October 7 and...

Benjamin Folkinshteyn

Sep 10, 2026, 9:56 PM

Hollywood Fiction Becomes Reality

Although some cultures did practice human sacrifices throughout history, the lore surrounding virginal sacrifices into active volcanoes is outright Hollywood creation. The historical practice and the cinema trope have since faded into obscurity. Or so I thought. Apparently Jews are...

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