When I offered – during an Introduction to Judaism class about Passover in my early rabbinate – alternative explanations beyond the Bible’s miraculous account of the Red Sea’s parting, a young woman’s hand eagerly shot...
Our new year was scarcely three hours old when a murdering jihadist killed 14 New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street. Had he himself not been killed by responding law enforcement officers, two anti-personnel bombs might easily have...
(JNS,org) – Even among his most ardent Jewish supporters, U.S. President Donald Trump is becoming harder to defend. The man once hailed as the “most pro-Israel president in history” is now acting more like Joe Biden with a...
Last night a young couple was shot to death outside the Capital Jewish Museum after attending an event to help enlist humanitarian aid for Gazans and to encourage the return of Israeli hostages, both living and dead. ...
(JTA) — As a former member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council — appointed by President Bill Clinton to two five-year terms and by President Barack Obama to another two — I have watched with...
(JNS.org) – In nearly 30 years of writing and speaking about global antisemitism, I’ve been asked more than once if it’s possible to pinpoint when this present wave of hatred first reared its head. It’s a question that...
(JNS.org) – Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, is less of a nationwide party than usual this year. That was probably already a given for a nation still engaged in a war for its survival that began...
(JNS.org) – Across campuses, protests and social media, a common refrain echoes: “We’re not antisemitic, we’re just anti-Zionist.” This defense is meant to absolve demonstrators from the charge of bigotry and to frame their rage as political rather than prejudiced.
(JTA) — I vividly remember each of the many times I was fortunate enough to meet with Pope Francis. The initial meeting was in June 2013, when the pontiff welcomed a group of Jewish organizations to...
