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As the anniversary of Kristallnacht approaches, we’re reminded of a question that still resists easy answers: When did the Holocaust begin? Identifying an “official” beginning to the Holocaust has long been debated by scholars and…

Honoring a leader, learning hard lessons, and choosing resilience and renewal

I still remember the evening of November 4, 1995 – not so much where I was, but what was running through my mind when the news flashed across the screen: Yitzhak…

In pedagogy, scaffolding is the process of breaking a larger, more complex idea or task into smaller, manageable steps. For example, if I wanted to teach symbolism, I would scaffold the lesson by first asking students to identify concrete…

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the long-serving former Speaker of the House, will step down from Congress at the conclusion of her current term in 2027, her 40th year in office.

Pelosi’s retirement caps an historic career in…

Plenty of Jews were concerned about the specter of Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor of New York. But few did as much to mobilize other Jews around the issue as Jonathan Schulman.

Via his newly formed organization, The Jewish…

If you think the Western world has gone secular, think again. In the supposedly secularized West, antisemitism and terror have rekindled a mythical flame. Religious fundamentalism and terror have activated a theological switch in certain…

The conservative movement is at a crossroads. Once again, we face the challenge of distinguishing genuine conservatism from its toxic imitations. The recent controversy surrounding figures like Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson, and the…

Antisemitism Isn’t Always Loud
It doesn’t always wear a swastika.
Or shout through megaphones.
Or brand skin with hate.

Sometimes, it whispers.

Sometimes, it shows up with a smile.
In polite conversation.
In clever memes.
In progressive spaces…

Dear Gap Year Parents and Educators,

Your kids are probably making plans for shabbat next week already. Most weeks, I’m sure you tell them to get plans together sooner, and not land on someone at the last minute. But the week after this one…