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Silas Anastacio

Sep 30, 2026, 7:46 AM

Exclusive: Anelise Froés on Brazil, Education and Antisemitism – Part II

In the first part of this exclusive interview, Brazilian anthropologist Dr. Anelise Froés reflected on her personal and academic journey, her early encounters with Jewish memory, the legacy of Anne Frank, and the global rise of antisemitism. She emphasized...

Sep 30, 2026, 7:37 AM

The Gracie Mansion Rally Exposed a Divide Over What Jewish Education Is For

Several prominent Modern Orthodox high schools recently brought their students to recite their morning prayers outside of New York Mayor Mamdani’s official residence. Organizers claimed that the event’s message was Jewish pride and that Jewish New Yorkers have the...

Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 AM

What Kind of Brotherhood Are We Offering Our Sons?

When I saw the story out of Wisconsin, I recognized the scene before I even finished reading it. Police responding to an anonymous tip at an Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin–Madison said they found roughly...

Sep 30, 2026, 12:16 AM

Trust Them, Challenge Them: Hebrew Education Post-October 7

Hope and Resilience: A mixed-media artwork created by Maimonides eighth-grade student Jacob Levy as the artistic component of his Eitan Hebrew assessment, which he passed with excellence. Published with permission.

Aharon Appelfeld begins his story “Cold Spring,” set at the end of the Second World War, with these words: בְּאִחוּר שֶׁל שִׁבְעָה יָמִים נוֹדַע לָנוּ עַל סִיּוּם הַמִּלְחָמָה. סִפְּרוּ לָנוּ, כִּי הַיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל סִיּוּם הַמִּלְחָמָה שִׂמְחָתוֹ הָיְתָה רַבָּה. וְאָמְנָם,...

Sep 29, 2026, 1:48 AM

You Can’t Teach a Child to Be a Mensch

When I begin studying a Torah portion with a B’nei Mitzvah student, I usually tell them that we probably aren't going to find “the” answer. We start with curiosity. What catches your attention? What seems strange? What doesn't make...

Sep 27, 2026, 10:38 PM

The Plight of American Jewish Activism

Over the past year, I have found myself questioning an assumption that I think many of us in the American Jewish community have taken for granted for a very long time: that our legacy institutions want, or are even...

Sep 25, 2026, 1:19 AM

When My Students Asked Me to Step Aside

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This summer I became a student again. The Leffell Space Program at the Leffell School, a Jewish day school in Westchester just north of New York City, went through a transition at the end of school last year. Raz Idan,...

Daphne Lazar Price

Sep 24, 2026, 10:14 PM

The last days of the perfect ‘fruit gem’

Sunkist Fruit Gems. (via Amazon)

Some years ago, my spouse and his best friend opened a kosher candy store in our neighborhood shopping center. On some level, they were living out a childhood fantasy, especially since my father-in-law was a dentist. I imagine sugar...

Sep 24, 2026, 7:14 PM

A Jewish Journey Through Scandinavia Reveals Three Wartime Responses

Three Countries, Three Wartime Stories: What Scandinavia Reveals About the Holocaust There are journeys that take you from one destination to another—and there are journeys that change the way you understand history. My recent Jewish heritage press trip with Jewish Copenhagen...

Sep 24, 2026, 5:42 AM

The AI Dialectic – Can Ancient Faith Give Artificial Intelligence a Conscience?

A Sermon for the Tech Age This past Yom Kippur, Rabbi Naftali Citron of the Carlebach synagogue in New York delivered a sermon that stayed with me long after the final blast of the Shofar. His message was urgent: our...

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