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I was shocked that when President Trump called Josh Shapiro, the Jewish Governor of Pennsylvania and a major supporter of Israel, “retarded,” no Modern Orthodox Jewish leader, lay or religious, publicly rebuked him. And I was stunned when…

Is the ANC’s Raid on the US Refugee Center an Act of War?

The ANC-led South African government’s raid on a US-operated refugee processing center in Johannesburg on December 16, 2025, is no mere immigration enforcement—it is a dramatic…

At 6:00 pm in a Mid-Atlantic State, I stood outside in a parking area near a small park as the temperature dipped into the mid-twenties. I found myself contemplating the near absurdity of what I was doing.  I say “near absurdity,”…

As a diaspora Jew who cares deeply about Israel’s future—and who desperately wants to see peace, dignity, and security for both Israelis and Palestinians—I find today’s actions by members of the Nachala settlement movement crossing…

Leaders who remember do not claim the credit alone

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. (Harry S. Truman)

Months of presentations and relentless negotiations. This is the project that will determine…

The schedule for the Association for Jewish Studies annual conference listed Hanukkah candle lighting at 5:00 PM in a modest breakout room designed for fifty people. As the sun set over the Washington DC hotel, it became clear that the…

After the Washington Post reported last month that the U.S. Coast Guard was reclassifying swastikas and nooses to no longer be considered hate symbols, Jewish leaders voiced their objections.

The Coast Guard’s acting…

Four progressive House Democrats have introduced a bill aimed at combatting antisemitism in the wake of the attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney.

The Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act would demand a host of…

This week, the Israeli government voted to cut NIS 220.7 million ($68.5 million) from a five-year development plan for Arab communities and to divert the funds to the Israel Police, and for the first time, also to the Shin Bet (Israel…

This week I found myself thinking about a man many of you may know from his “Kindness 101” series on CBS—Steve Hartman. I heard him speak recently at NYSSBA, the New York State School Board Association conference, and I walked away…