Welcome back to everyone who has been reading my series on the history of the Jews in Peru. We are leaving the big cities behind us, so strap on your seatbelts for this journey into the more remote areas.
In the late 1800’s and early…

Welcome back to everyone who has been reading my series on the history of the Jews in Peru. We are leaving the big cities behind us, so strap on your seatbelts for this journey into the more remote areas.
In the late 1800’s and early…

Among other things, the Gaza War has led to an increase in the number of Israelis moving overseas. So what else is new? Jews moving from one place to another has been going on for the past 3,500 years.
It seems strange that the start of the…

In the Garden of Faith: Finding Belonging Through Israel
People often say, “Never talk about politics or religion.” They claim those are the topics that divide us most. Yet for me, both subjects have always pointed to the same question, …

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani consistently claims that Israel’s war in Gaza constitutes genocide. Gaza’s suffering is horrific and Israel’s conduct in some instances may be problematic, but that does not justify…

In his recent viral interview with Tucker Carlson — now seen by more than four million people on YouTube — 27-year-old activist Nick Fuentes explained that his path toward deeply critical views of Jews and Israel began with what he…

The New Jersey gubernatorial election has prompted vigorous debate within the Jewish community about which candidate would better serve the interests of the local Jewish community. Among the arguments advanced for supporting Jack Ciattarelli,…

By Alfred Marcus
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani consistently claims that Israel’s war in Gaza constitutes genocide. Gaza’s suffering is horrific and Israel’s conduct in some instances may be problematic, but that does…

A State in Fixation: Why Israel’s Democratic Crisis Is Not the Haredim’s Fault
The recent ultra-Orthodox protest in Jerusalem was not the cause of a rupture in Israeli democracy. It was a mirror reflecting a deeper, older structural…

Lech Lecha introduces us to one of the most extraordinary figures in human history. The Rambam calls him “the pillar of the world,” and God calls him “My beloved.” We know him as Avraham Avinu — Abraham, our father — a name that…

I started my Master’s this week in Political Communication at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
I asked ChatGPT to help me figure out what it is that fascinates me so much about politics, media, and communication. Why was I studying this?
At…