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May 21, 2024, 12:16 PM

A battle of wits in the House Oversight Committee

Screenshot of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene at a House Oversight Committee hearing that devolved into personal attacks. May 16, 2024

Once respected, the US Congress has descended into a boorish, name-calling embarrassment and we all share some of the blame

May 7, 2024, 12:17 PM

What the Kapo Trials tell us about moral gray zones

Jewish police detain a former Kapo who was recognized in the street at the Zeilsheim displaced persons’ camp in Germany 1945-1948 (US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Alice Lev)

It was true during WWII and it's true today: While justice seeks black and white, most of life functions in gray zones

May 2, 2024, 7:56 PM

The Death of Language

Who can forget cracking open her first Dr. Seuss book? Who can fail to remember the giggles, the groans, the wonder, the rhyme, and the magical imagery? Many of us started our experiments with the English language at a young...

Apr 9, 2024, 3:34 PM

Pesach Under Fire

As Pesach approaches, I can’t help but think about what kind of Pesach we will be celebrating this year. Where will our soldiers be? Will the people from the south be back in their homes? Where will the residents...

Mar 31, 2024, 2:37 PM

Stephen Colbert Crosses the Red Line

The world of late-night comedy was almost ruined for me when both Trevor Noah and John Oliver came out with highly misinformed superficial analyses of the Israel-Palestinian issue. They both criticized Israel without understanding the complexities of the region...

Mar 26, 2024, 11:28 AM

Is America Becoming an Illiberal Democracy?

On March 14, 2024, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin interviewed Dr. Sheila Nazarian ( a doctor, a star of an Emmy nominated show on Netflix, and a social media influencer. Dr. Nazarian is a U.S. immigrant, who as a Jew,...

Mar 19, 2024, 10:31 AM

Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat of Remembrance

This Shabbat, the Shabbat before the Jewish holiday of Purim, religious Jews all over the world will flock to the synagogue to keep one of the Torah’s commandments: to remember Amalek. The commandment in itself is not rare in...

Mar 13, 2024, 9:30 AM

Three Jews at the Oscars

Ah, the glitz and glamour of the Oscars. For actors, it represents the peak of their year. It’s a celebration of their art, their talent, and oftentimes, their stupidity. And this year’s Oscars was no exception. Hollywood stars are extremely...

Mar 5, 2024, 12:50 PM

Canada and the Hundred-Year Plan

Bomb threats. Pro-Nazi graffiti. Firebombed synagogues. School shootings. All things you might find in South Africa? Poland? England? These are all things that occurred in Canada. And they took place in October and November of 2023. Since then, things...

Feb 27, 2024, 12:55 PM

A Day of Terror and Miracles

Last week I went to visit the South to witness the terror and the destruction of October 7th with my own eyes. The importance of bearing witness to the events of that day cannot be overstated. In a previous...

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About Me

Cheryl Levi is a writer and a high school English teacher who lives with her family in Bet Shemesh, Israel. She has a master's degree in medieval Jewish philosophy and has written numerous articles about faith crisis in Judaism. Her book, Reasonable Doubts, was published in 2010.