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Samantha Kahn
Help your university invest in Israel
It’s easy just to pull our donations. It’s harder to try to influence the administration. Here’s one way to do just that
Daniel Chamovitz
Lessons on campus protests from an Israeli university
When a pro-Palestinian rally at BGU posed a potential clash between free speech and public order, we set out rules of engagement
Jesse Ferris
The next Iranian missile attack
The phenomenal success of the Israeli Air Force and its allies on the night of April 13 must not blind us to the danger ahead
Naftali Rothenberg
Redemption without illusions: Our joy is not complete
In times of crisis, it is all too easy to realize that Passover is not quite the holiday of redemption, but that of preparing for future redemption
Benjamin Birely
Skunk water and Jewish unity
At a protest after Hamas released a video of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Israelis clashed, conjuring the pre-Oct 7 era
Menachem Rosensaft
The UN must recognize the Srebrenica massacre for what it was
Just as it is unconscionable to deny the genocide of Europe’s Jews, we cannot minimize the slaughter of the Bosniaks
Leah Jacobson
What side of history do you want to be on?
There is so much noise, it can be hard to discern the values you agree with. Here are some tips to help you determine with whom you stand
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Aiton Birnbaum
Apr 28, 2024, 6:46 AM
Thomas Friedman, Rafah, Riyadh, or R&R
Thomas L. Friedman makes valid points in his op-ed, "Israel Has a Choice to Make: Rafah or Riyadh" (April 26, 2024). Bottom line, he strongly advises Israel to avoid incursion into Rafah. In fact, a deal to free all...
Chava Wulwick
Apr 28, 2024, 6:45 AM
Counting the Days – Making the Days Count
In Vayikra 23:15 we are commanded to count forty nine days from the second day of Pesach, when the Omer offering of new barley was brought in the Beit Hamikdash, culminating with Shavuot which is celebrated on the fiftieth...
Andy Blumenthal
Apr 28, 2024, 6:44 AM
The Rebbe Knew
This year at Passover seder, I had the privilege to sit next to an elderly Jewish lady, whom I'll call Esther. We sat together at a Chabad seder, and on the wall next to us was a beautiful painting...
Stephen Berer
Apr 28, 2024, 6:43 AM
The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #132, The Journal
In this episode new evidence comes to light. The Eternal Jew’s Tale Eighteenth Era, Part 4, ~1425 C.E., Genoa Next day, back at the studio that inveterate peace-maker, Daniyel announces, “The captain called for me, and wants to talk with Saadia, too.” So I...
Zahava Bauer
Apr 28, 2024, 6:42 AM
Waiting for Elijah
We sit round The table Glowing, overflowing With linens starched Just for this Night. But one guest, He’s missing The empty plate Glistening Adjacent, a cup Filled to the brim Every so often I glance, just to see If a drop has Gone missing But that wine Still is sitting With no one To drink it You see? Halfway through the...
Stephen Stern
Apr 28, 2024, 6:41 AM
How I Taught the Israeli-Palestinian War to Undergraduates this Semester
I teach a course called “Religion and Politics in the Middle East.” This semester we focused on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, studying its origins and the narratives that inform, supply, and direct the cycle of violence. Given what has been...
Jeffrey Levine
Apr 28, 2024, 6:36 AM
In praise of Eternal Wisdom
There is a timeless treasure in the realm of spirituality and poetry: the Song of Songs, Shir HaShirim, attributed to King Solomon. As an Ashkenazi Jew, this Shabbat, we delve into the depths of this poetic masterpiece, curious about...
Yigal M. Gross
Apr 28, 2024, 6:35 AM
The TDMC Needs a Refresh
In a recent post on Blue Teaneck, a progressive Facebook Group, commentator Bill Orr posted that a large number of challengers filed petitions to run for seats on the Teaneck Democratic Municipal Committee (“TDMC”) in this year’s June 4th...
Dmitri Shufutinsky
Apr 28, 2024, 12:18 AM
Rafah: Israel’s ‘Smyrna Moment’
As hostage-ceasefire talks with Hamas continue and Israel prepares for a possible operation in Rafah to destroy the terrorist organization, it's time that decision makers in Jerusalem not just look to the future, but to the past. And that...
Shira Tamir
Apr 28, 2024, 12:17 AM
From darkness to dialogue: How one classroom rose above October 7th
The Fall academic semester finally began in January 2024, after being postponed indefinitely due to the nationwide military draft which affected both students and teachers alike. The scars of the October 7, 2023 invasion by Hamas were still fresh,...
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