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Eric M. Leiderman

Mar 10, 2025, 7:47 AM

The Future of Zionism is in Your Hands

Resolution Proposed and Debated at the 2023 Extraordinary Congress. | Photo by Eric M. Leiderman

In October 2025, delegates from around the world will gather in Jerusalem for the 39th World Zionist Congress (WZC), the international parliament of the Jewish people. This body, initially convened by Theodor Herzl in 1897, is responsible for allocating...

Dec 29, 2024, 4:41 PM

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign: A street sign honors Canada’s Jewish Community

Street sign for Rehov Canada Jewish Community, 1970s. From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

Canadian Jewry should be proud of the support it has given to Israel during this very difficult time in its history. The outpouring of love and support is nothing new: it is something we have been doing since long before...

Dec 19, 2024, 5:55 PM

La’alot – My Descendants Will Be Sabras

It's true I woke up on Sunday, Oct 8th, 2023, a profoundly changed woman. I went to sleep one person, and as I processed the shocking, horrific news of Oct 7th, I think my brain chemistry or neurons altered,...

May 22, 2024, 9:59 PM

Is now the time to prepare to make Aliyah?

Jewish Agency in Israel. Photo by Carrie Hart

Most universities in America are on summer break and maintaining quiet, while others are still dealing with the aftermath of anti-semitic acts against Jewish students on campus. Even with the anti-Israel encampments gone, universities like DePaul in Chicago, have...

Apr 18, 2024, 10:26 PM

One Woman Two Wars – A Journey of a Ukrainian, Israeli, Jew

My first humanitarian aid mission to Izium, Ukraine in September 2022. The city was liberated 24 hours before our arrival. This 11-year-old boy was living under Russian occupation for 7 months.

On the morning of October 7, I woke up to messages from my friends asking “Are you okay? How is your family? Is everyone safe?” As a Ukrainian, waking up to lots of messages has meant fear -- fear...

Elkana Bar Eitan

Mar 6, 2024, 7:01 PM

The surge in antisemitism

After completing 4.5 months of intense service with my IDF reserves unit, I hoped to relax and enjoy a short, peaceful visit to Zurich. However, I arrived in Zurich just a few days after a 15-year-old boy brutally stabbed...

Oct 2, 2023, 2:20 PM

Sukkot: A Safe Dwelling Place, In Our Own Times

Nothing short of idyllic. The thick green grass that rolled casually over endless landscapes, the occasional cloud in the sky, the eager-eyed counsellors that awaited our arrival and the fanfare of small but noticeable Israeli flags in the form...

Aug 22, 2023, 6:26 PM

Don’t. Go. Anywhere. A plea to fellow Olim!

If you're reading this and you're not Israeli, let me assure you - it’s not simply as bad as you’ve heard, it’s potentially much worse. Every day, as we Israelis doomscroll down our phone screens, we read dire new...

May 22, 2023, 7:50 PM

Bargaining chip in Israel-Russia relations

According to Israeli media, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with the ministerial group yesterday to discuss the transfer of the Alexander's Courtyard to Russia. Following the discussion, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make a final decision. The issue of ownership...

Francine M. Gordon

Mar 12, 2023, 5:20 PM

Of Handmaids, Herzog and haTikvah

On Wednesday late afternoon, I was one of the Handmaids standing outside the offices of the Tikvah Fund in NYC, silently protesting the proposed overhaul of the judicial system in the Modern Jewish Democratic State of Israel. As an...

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