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Jun 22, 2026, 1:37 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 11

Before re-capping Sunday's action, a few preliminary matters first. The Zionist's Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) would be the first to state that it does not possess the gift of prophecy. However, in its review of Group J, the...

Jun 22, 2026, 11:33 AM

Mekudash: Restore the Court’s Voice Where It Left Off

The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that halted recent military operations, reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, lifted blockades, extended a ceasefire to Lebanon, and established a 60-day window for further nuclear negotiations....

Jun 21, 2026, 9:13 PM

A Loyalty Test Is Not the Way to Encourage Reform Zionist Commitment

Reform leaders who are advocating that Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) should deny rabbinic ordination to students with non- or anti-Zionist views have forgotten the lessons of the College’s recent failed experiment with red lines. When I entered...

Jun 21, 2026, 10:58 AM

The story we carry: A letter to the Jewish People

Children play with Israeli flags ahead of Israel's 78th Independence Day, at Kobi Kindergarden in Moshav Yashresh, April 16, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

No president can be the author of Israel's existence. Our story began thousands of years before us – it will continue long after us

Jun 21, 2026, 9:06 AM

Zionist’s Guide to World Cup–Day 10

The United States is a large and strange country. The country's relationship with soccer is convoluted. There are those on the conservative wing of the American polity who view soccer as the first step towards the Euro-trash invasion of...

Andy Blumenthal

Jun 20, 2026, 11:10 PM

JD Vance: A Korach for Our Time

Vice President JD Vance’s recent remarks about Israel were not merely misguided—they were a striking display of moral weakness, strategic ignorance, and political arrogance. At a moment when Israel is fighting for its very survival against an Iranian regime...

Jun 20, 2026, 11:00 PM

Treasure Trove: Achooza, the Great Estate of New York (Yes, Jews Bought Land!)

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

In a synagogue presentation I did about Herzl a number of years ago, I mentioned the various organizations that purchased land in the Land of Israel in anticipation of the future Jewish state. Someone in the audience with a...

Jun 19, 2026, 8:42 PM

When Simply Showing Up Becomes an Act of Courage

After fifteen years, my husband and I finally returned to Israel. It should have felt familiar. Instead, it felt heartbreaking. The airports weren't crowded. The hotels had empty rooms. Restaurants had open tables. Tourist sites that once buzzed with visitors stood...

Jun 19, 2026, 7:16 PM

Why Is It So Hard for Everyone to March in the Israel Day Parade?

Photo of the author courtesy of the author.

In 1964, I was one of a legion of young Hebrew School kids from across the US who were studying the Hebrew alphabet, learning about Israel and the history of our people and saving dimes to plant a tree...

Jun 19, 2026, 6:08 PM

Why Is Israel Still on Trial?

Shabbat shalom! After my recent essay on Zohran Mamdani, I received an email from a reader in Rockland County, New York. For those unfamiliar with the area, Rockland County is home to one of the largest concentrations of Orthodox and...

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