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Annette Poizner

Aug 21, 2026, 5:26 AM

The Ancestors Within Us: A Chinese and Jewish Legacy

A remarkable scientific claim has recently been travelling around social media. Spend ten minutes a day thinking about one grandparent, it says, and after thirty days, genes inherited from that grandparent will become more active. It is a captivating idea. It...

Aug 20, 2026, 6:43 AM

For nearly three years, we have heard the stories.

Photo of Jewish students at Queen’s, via Hillel Ontario’s website.

Jewish students have been harassed and intimidated. They have watched spaces they once considered welcoming become hostile to them. They have learned to think twice before wearing a Star of David, speaking openly about Israel or identifying themselves as...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Aug 17, 2026, 11:47 AM

The Democratic Party’s Jewish Reckoning Has Arrived

Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan victory has forced Jewish Democrats to confront a question their party can no longer evade: How much are Jewish voters expected to tolerate in the name of defeating Donald Trump? There comes a point when political loyalty...

Steve Glickstein

Aug 12, 2026, 4:54 AM

Disarm Antisemitism in 20 Seconds

Disarming prejudice: One cup of coffee at a time.

The next time you hear antisemitism over coffee, resist the urge to give a history lecture. Most of us instinctively reach for facts—citing dates, stats, or global headlines. But the moment you start lecturing, the other person’s eyes glaze over....

Steve Glickstein

Jul 30, 2026, 12:30 PM

Debates Don’t Defeat Antisemitism—Relationships Do

Image created by Steve Glickstein using Gemini.

Defeating modern hate requires understanding what we are actually fighting. Activist Shai Davidai recently offered a vital diagnosis: antisemitism isn't just prejudice—it’s a shape-shifting ideology. Today, it manifests as "American Intellectual Antisemitism," giving its adherents a dangerous sense of...

Gabriella Pardo

Jul 13, 2026, 7:55 PM

Influence Without Integrity Is Not Advocacy

Let's Do Something On Campus at McGill University on February 4th - Credits: Gabriella Pardo

From college campuses across North America, Let's Do Something has built its reputation by defending free speech, confronting antisemitism, and encouraging young Jews, like me, to take action. That’s why I’m so disappointed by the founders’ recent actions. Let’s Do...

Silas Anastacio

Jul 3, 2026, 4:37 AM

Legacy Begins with Stories

Educator connected to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dana L. Revi turns a lifelong dream into a children’s book that brings families closer to Jewish tradition through literature. Some dreams change over time. Others remain for a lifetime. For Dana L....

Jun 30, 2026, 3:39 AM

How Not to Raise Jewish Children

You could hear the cameras clicking before the blessing even began. The Shehecheyanu—long, loud, and painfully out of tune—lingered awkwardly through the room as photographers fought to capture every angle. The millennia-old blessing, recited by generations of Jews to mark...

Jun 11, 2026, 4:33 AM

Activism at Swarthmore College Proves Antizionism is Antisemitism

Recently, student activists at Swarthmore College held a pro-Hamas rally on its campus that included multiple sites of vandalism, including graffiti of inverted red triangles. Unshockingly, like many other previous incidents on different campuses, the crux of the administration’s...

May 31, 2026, 9:42 AM

Is the Israel-Palestine Conflict overrepresented in student politics?

Student Protest. Photo: Ben Weinstein

Universities are meant to be spaces for open debate, where students engage with a diverse range of political and social issues. At the same time, student politics is expected to reflect the priorities of the whole student body. In...

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