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Sam Lehman-Wilzig

May 29, 2026, 7:01 AM

Israel’s Haredim: 50 Shades of Black

OK, so the headline here is slightly exaggerated. Israel’s ultra-Orthodox might come in “only” 10-20 different varieties, not 50. However, given that many non-Haredi Israelis view them monolithically (a perception probably more prevalent in the Diaspora), it is important...

May 20, 2026, 4:44 AM

Shavuot, an Almost Forgotten Festival

The Jewish calendar contains three major pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot, collectively known as the Shalosh Regalim, the “Three Pilgrimage Festivals.” In Temple times, Jews would travel to Jerusalem to celebrate the festivals at the Beit HaMikdash, the...

Apr 24, 2026, 8:43 PM

A Big Progressive Fail

October 7th should have been the warning against genocidal Jew hatred, but we saw the opposite happen on October 8th among Progressives. Hatred for Israel and Jews blew up on campuses and communities. Hamas was celebrated and its virulent death...

Apr 22, 2026, 12:17 AM

What the Arab World Taught Us About Anti-Zionism Long Before Ezra Klein

Image from JIMENA's Distinctions Journal, 2025

Dear Ezra Klein, I am a Jewish community leader based in San Francisco, California, directing a national nonprofit that focuses on advancing the heritage, history, and rights of nearly one million Jewish refugees from North Africa and the Middle East....

Apr 19, 2026, 9:13 AM

Zionism is love: The costs of this land

Mount Herzl Military Cemetery, Jerusalem

Every Israeli knows the language of loss and return, for we pay in blood for our beloved country, with its roots in laughter and food, safety and connection

Apr 14, 2026, 5:48 PM

What Your Jewish Friends Can’t Say

What Your Jewish Friends Can't Say

If you have Jewish friends, they're probably feeling something right now that they're not telling you. Not because they don't trust you. Because every time they've tried to say it, the conversation ends. They get labeled. Dismissed. Told to "wake...

Apr 13, 2026, 12:11 AM

Inflation in Tel Aviv

March 11, 2026. Walking around Tel-Aviv, 11 days into the war. I’m tired and hungry, with one eye on the buildings for shelters in case of another alarm, the other scanning the stores looking for food. Suddenly the nose picks up...

Jonathan Shavit

Mar 29, 2026, 12:51 AM

When Baghdad bombings are used as a reference in the Netherlands

The recent attacks on Jewish targets are still being investigated by Dutch authorities. The new Prime Minister Rob Jetten denounced antisemitic attacks, the Minister of Justice David van Weel updated parliament, and many people expressed shock over the attack...

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Mar 26, 2026, 5:00 AM

Does Israel Have an Ethical Dome?

Does Israel Have an Ethical Dome? Iron Dome intercepts rockets. Arrow reaches higher. David’s Sling fills the space in between. Israel has learned, through bitter necessity, how to build layered defenses against dangers coming from outside. The Ziv Agmon affair forces...

Mar 18, 2026, 3:31 PM

The tulip and sirens: Why Jews fight for peace

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My family's expulsion from Arab lands means I can't accept the idea of 'activating peace' when its proponents refuse to confront the evil that leads to war

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