Vice President JD Vance fielded skeptical questions about American support for Israel, including one conspiratorial remark about Judaism, from conservative college students while headlining Wednesday’s stop on the…
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Cuomo dominates Jewish vote in new poll, as Israeli TV pillories Mamdani
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Over 200 rabbis and hundreds other…
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Shaphan the Scribe and the Jewish Question: Or, How Not to Find the Elephant in the Room
In a recent article in Haaretz, Ofri Ilany argued that Shaphan the Scribe, a figure who lived during the region of Josiah, King of Judah in the late 7th century BCE, is perhaps the most important figure in Jewish history, and in fact invented…
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I won’t vote for Democrats who backed Mamdani. I know I’m not the only one.
There must be consequences when politicians endorse and campaign for unpalatable candidates for public office in order to court that candidate’s political base. I am just one voter, but I am ready to commit to issuing…
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The Blogs: Ripple Effects of October 7 Massacre and Israel-Hamas Ceasefire | Jaroslava Halper
As spelled out in the recent Israel – Hamas ceasefire agreement, partial withdrawal of IDF from its position within Gaza was the initial step. When that happened, the last 20 living hostages made it home on October 13, after two years of…
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The Blogs: Why the Left Can’t See Jews Anymore | Ab Boskany
Agency versus the politics of victimhood
There was a time when Jews occupied a position of moral clarity within Western progressive thought. Their long history of exile, persecution, and cultural resilience formed part of the foundation of…
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The Blogs: Towards the Margins of Campus | Seth Goren
The other week I wrote about how antisemitism has leached into the groundwater on campus. As a result, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is a boon for everyone, including those on campus, but there remains serious work ahead to…
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The Blogs: Our Children Walk on Ahead (Lech Lecha, Covenant & Conversation) | Jonathan Sacks
The call to Abraham, with which Lech Lecha begins, seems to come from nowhere:
“Go – from your land, your birthplace, and your father’s house, to the land which I will show you. (Gen. 12:1)
Nothing has prepared us for this radical…
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The Blogs: Beyond Borders: India’s Iron Man Sardar Patel and His Global Legacy | Zahack Tanvir
The analogy is clear: leaders who can see beyond division and bring diverse polities under one banner leave a legacy of unity.
I first encountered the story of Golda Meir over eight years ago, while I was living in Saudi Arabia. I was…
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The Blogs: A Gam v’Gam (This and That) Reality: Part I | Aaron J. Goldberg
For much of Israel, it feels as though the war in Gaza has entered a new chapter. Reservists have started returning home, most of the remaining hostages freed from captivity, and the academic year is now getting underway. Daily life, at…
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