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Elkana Bar Eitan

Oct 11, 2026, 5:28 PM

At Park Av Synagogue, Rabbi Cosgrove spoke with moral clarity about October 7

Yesterday, I had the honor of attending Shabbat services at Park Avenue Synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. It was my first time there, and the experience left a strong impression. The historic building is beautiful. Cantor Azi Schwartz, the...

Oct 7, 2026, 5:15 PM

Can Good People Be Antisemites?

A Jewish American friend recently asked me an important question. “My friends are turning against Israel,” he said. “They aren't antisemites. They aren't evil. Do you really think all those people are wrong?” Yes. They can be. Not because they are stupid...

Sep 27, 2026, 2:59 PM

Playing Against a Ghost

Israel's players line up for the Nations League Group B3 soccer match between Austria and Israel in Linz, Austria, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

The Ireland-Israel fixture and football's selective conscience

Sep 26, 2026, 12:29 PM

Greta Thunberg. From climate icon to career activist

Some of the word causes Greta Thunberg seems to purposefully ignore. AI image generated with the author's prompting

Has Greta Thunberg now outgrown her own core cause? Greta Thunberg built up her global following on one single claim of expertise. The environment. She claimed that the science of climate change was clear and all world leaders were not...

Sep 15, 2026, 5:56 PM

The Question Only a Jewish Minister Gets Asked

Ed Miliband announced sanctions against Israeli settlements in the House of Commons. By the next morning, Britain was debating how often he goes to synagogue. Sir Ephraim Mirvis, Britain’s chief rabbi, called the measures a dark day for British Jews...

Marcia G. Yerman

Sep 10, 2026, 12:06 PM

Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power

It’s hard to hear about the November elections without the role of PACs and big-money donors coming into the conversation. Most voters are aware of the power and sway of the National Rifle Association, Pharma, Tech, and Wall Street....

Sep 9, 2026, 8:56 PM

Separation Is Not Justice

Illustrative. AI image created by the author.

A boycott cannot build coexistence. Ed Miliband's speech deserved a serious answer; his policy deserves a firm rejection. The British foreign secretary spoke movingly about the sanctuary Israel gave his grandmother after the Nazis murdered his grandfather and 60 other...

Jul 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

The Elephant on the Date and in the House

Boring Australian went on a strange tangent involving anarchy and South African apartheid as I sipped on my mezcal Negroni, making me realize there was no part of me that wanted to be on this date. It wasn't just...

Jun 25, 2026, 2:11 PM

Turning a new page in Israel – Colombia Relations as a new President is elected

Over two years ago in March of 2024, I had the opportunity to visit the historic, majestic and scenic city of Cartagena, Colombia. As you walk through the beautiful and historic walled old city, you feel like you are...

Elkana Bar Eitan

May 20, 2026, 8:16 PM

Ben Gvir’s Ego and Netanyahu’s Lack of Leadership Have Become a Strategic Threat

As a reservist who has just completed another round of combat service in Lebanon, I feel betrayed. Betrayed by a government that asks more and more from its soldiers while demanding less and less from itself. Betrayed by politicians...

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