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Jul 10, 2026, 7:50 PM

We Have the Seekers. Will We Keep Them?

Imagine you’ve decided to go on a hike for the very first time. It’s something you’ve been considering for a while, but now you’ve mustered the courage to try. You pack a bag with the things you think you’re...

Jul 10, 2026, 6:41 PM

The Beautiful Game and The Jewish Story

I hadn’t realized how much I needed the World Cup. For the past several weeks, it has offered a welcome respite from the relentless bad news cycle. After months of war, politics, protests, and all the other stories seemingly designed...

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Jul 10, 2026, 1:17 PM

Who Owns the Nation?

Israel’s political crisis is sustained by groups and institutions that claim to carry the country on behalf of everyone else. The problem begins when service becomes sovereignty, representation becomes ownership, and every indispensable contribution demands immunity from the judgment...

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Jul 9, 2026, 11:53 AM

The Jewish Future We Are Stealing

The young are not abandoning a living world. They are watching adults turn sacred fragments into excuses for avoiding shared responsibility. There is sadness in the growing distance between many young Jews and Israel. But it would be too easy,...

Allen S. Maller

Jul 9, 2026, 5:33 AM

Av 9 Miracle Of Jewish Ongoing Survival

Shia Islam and Judaism share a yearly day of mourning and fasting for a very tragic, sad, historical religious event that happened more than 13 centuries ago. For the Shia it was the slaughter and the tragic martyrdom of Prophet...

Jul 7, 2026, 1:15 PM

A Country Is Not Loved by Pretending It Is Simple

Yesterday there were two flags hanging outside my parents’ house in Israel: the American flag and the Israeli flag. It was the Fourth of July, which is already a strange and beautiful thing to celebrate from here, and somehow...

Peter Himmelman

Jul 7, 2026, 12:42 AM

Remember Who You Are: Open Letter to My Fellow Jews

To my fellow Jews who have found a great purpose in anti-Israel activism, who have in recent months voted for stridently anti-Israel politicians, or plan to vote for others whose opposition to Israel has become central to their politics,...

Jul 6, 2026, 3:03 AM

When “Good Enough” Becomes Dangerous

One of the moments I watch for most is when a student starts feeling comfortable in a Krav Maga class. We practice different kinds of escapes and defenses. The student handles the problem a few times, the movement becomes...

Eric M. Leiderman

Jul 6, 2026, 3:02 AM

America, the Other Jewish Homeland

Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, America's oldest synagogue. Photo by Kenneth C. Zirkel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). President George Washington's 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport. Image courtesy of the U.S. National Archives (public domain).

As Americans celebrate Independence Day this weekend, millions of people will gather for barbecues, parades, fireworks, and backyard parties. In Chicago, where I live, many of those celebrations will include a local tradition: the Chicago-style hot dog. It is...

Silas Anastacio

Jul 5, 2026, 5:14 AM

André Lajst Honors Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Strengthening Israel Ties

This week, the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein received a special tribute that symbolizes not only recognition but also the historical and cultural connection with the State of Israel. The presentation was made by André Lajst, Executive President of StandWithUs...

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