When Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani were jointly honored at a left-wing Jewish event in September, the two politicians’ alliance was at the center of the evening.
Lander, who had cross-endorsed Mamdani in the Democratic…
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Is dining-hall matzah ‘DEI’? The answer isn’t clear to UVA’s pushed-out ex-president.
Months after being forced out as president of the University of Virginia, Jim Ryan is still pondering Passover food.
More specifically, Ryan, who was pushed out of the role over the summer amid mounting GOP pressure on the…
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Wars Are Not Fought for Land. They Are Fought for Meaning.
Understanding War as a Struggle Over Symbols, Not Territory On the surface, wars look deceptively simple: contests over land, resources, or security. That is the language of diplomatic communiqués, the vocabulary of school textbooks, the neat…
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Your Inner-GPS
Once upon a time, long ago, there was a woman who knew herself well. Even though her brother was deceptive and her mother was hesitant, when her moment of truth arrived, she knew how to be decisive. To take action. To go-forth to shape the…
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Chabad Shluchim Conference Launches in the Same Moment Washington Reopens
Two Openings, One Message: When the Chabad Shluchim Conference and the US Government Began Together By Rabbi Anchelle Perl – Special Report On Wednesday evening Nov 12, 2025, two very different kinds of “openings” unfolded on the world…
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Towards a New ‘Zionism’
The truth about Zionism “Zionism is nothing more – and nothing less – than the Jewish people’s sense of origin and destination in the land linked eternally with its name” This was a powerful and positive representation beautifully…
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Cary Nelson My first acquaintance with The Jewish Quarterly came by way of a miniature treasure—small in dimensions but towering in scope—that arrived in my mailbox after I ordered it from Yivo: The Rudashevski Diary. Just 204 pages of a…
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Saudi Crown Prince MBS in Washington — A US Model for Gaza and the Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince MBS in Washington — A New US Model for Gaza and the Middle East. On Tuesday, November 18, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will arrive in Washington. This is not a routine diplomatic visit. It may mark the beginning…
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Why State-Level Partnerships May Define Israel’s Next Era of Allies
America’s Midwest is emerging as an unlikely but increasingly important partner to Israel. Here is why that matters. When conversations turn to Israel’s global partnerships, attention usually lands on Washington, New York, Silicon Valley, or…
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What should we do about Bibi?
One of the most common discussions I have with friends and acquaintances in Israel and in the US starts with the question “Will Bibi win the next election?” Sometimes, the conversations start with the claim that “Bibi will be the next…
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