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Jun 6, 2025, 7:58 AM

Jewish Anti-Zionism: A Problem of Diaspora-fueled Identity Crisis

To date, there are three flavors of anti-Zionist: Islamists whose ideology forbids non-Islamic -- including Jewish --self-determination in what they perceive as Islamic land, far-left Westerners typically of white European ancestry who feel a moral obligation to uphold social...

May 28, 2025, 11:39 PM

I’m carrying a legacy, and wearing a target

I’m carrying a legacy, and wearing a target

Recently, someone in a position of financial trust—someone who knows my Social Security number and has access to my family's financial livelihood—shared blood libel about Israel on social media. I won’t repeat the content. I don’t want a phone...

Deborah Villanueva

May 28, 2025, 9:45 PM

Sephardic Strength and Service: Reflections for Jewish American Heritage Month

Dr. Deborah Villanueva’s work featured in Covenant of Justice: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations from Women of Reform Judaism, including two poems and a prayer. Photo courtesy of the author.

As many of you are aware, May is Jewish American Heritage Month. It’s a time to reflect, remember and recommit. It’s a moment to honor the stories, sacrifices and resilience of Jewish Americans who’ve shaped this nation, while recognizing...

May 22, 2025, 5:27 AM

Behind the Headlines: When Hate Went Mainstream

Behind the Headlines: The History of Modern Israel is a series that looks beyond the news cycle to explore the key moments, ideas, and people that have shaped the modern State of Israel. Each article offers context, highlights often...

May 15, 2025, 8:07 AM

From Exodus to X-Men: The Jews Behind The Mask

Exploring the Jewish Roots of Comic Book Culture Long before capes, claws, and cosmic battles took over pop culture, superheroes were born from the minds of Jewish immigrants and their children, visionaries who infused the genre with themes of exile,...

Patricia Levinson

May 13, 2025, 10:44 PM

Tears streamed down our faces: Remembering Jerusalem Day, 1967

Soldiers at the Kotel, 1967. (The LIFE Image Collection Getty Images via Hadassah)

We heard the shofar blown on the radio. Three weeks later, we stood before the Western Wall and reverently touched the stones

May 8, 2025, 10:18 PM

The Time Is Now to Share the Blanket

A call to action for all Jews who appreciate the beauty of our heritage. At the recent Agudath Israel Convention, as well as the Project Inspire Convention, I noted that in my 30 years of involvement in Jewish outreach and...

May 8, 2025, 2:38 PM

How I Accidentally Befriended A Cult

You know that moment when you think the universe is finally throwing you a bone? That maybe—just maybe—you’re about to meet some cool, expat girlfriends who won’t try to marry you off, ask your age, or force-feed you falafel? That...

May 6, 2025, 12:11 AM

Touching the Wall, Finding Themselves, Transforming Young Jewish Lives

Praying at the Western Wall. (courtesy)

Standing before the Western Wall, 10-year-old Avi Saperstein reached out to touch the ancient stones as his mother, Rachel, captured the moment with her camera. But for Rachel, it wasn’t just a photo op — it was the fulfillment...

May 4, 2025, 7:08 AM

Tribe: A Return to Global Family

Global Family

In the year 2000 I took my social-justice Judaism on a trip to the Palestinian Territories. I planned to teach (and love) Palestinian children in the West Bank. Naive and idealistic, I was an un-Zionist Jew, by which I...

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