9+ hour, 46+ min ago   (369+ words) The Wall Street Journal published a detailed investigation on Sept. 25, “The Violent Israeli Nomads Who Defy Law and Order in the Name of God.” The article probed the motives, tactics and ideological underpinnings of Israel’s most extreme Jews following a…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (241+ words) Jewish organizations from around the world signed the J50 Declaration on Zionism and Antisemitism in Jerusalem on Thursday, which states unequivocally that “Zionism is part of Jewish identity.” William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (300+ words) Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Jews around the world to enter the new year with pride, a commitment to action and respect for one another in a Rosh Hashanah message released on Thursday. “The defining sound of Rosh Hashanah…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1171+ words) I always begin my annual column asking readers to play along with me and predict the events of the coming Jewish year by reminding them that as bad as things seem to be now, they can still get worse. That’s…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (784+ words) Room No. 2024 at Old Dominion University’s Batten Arts and Letters Building is a hub for Jewish students. The modest space on the campus in Norfolk, Va., offers a safe zone to decompress. Perhaps just as importantly, it boasts a credenza…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (219+ words) “Israel is united with both Greece and Cyprus against Islamic extremism in the region led by Turkey,” Israeli Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli told a visiting delegation from the National Association of Christian Lawmakers on Tuesday. Turkey’s…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (841+ words) What is Zionism? Who is a Zionist? Are Jews abandoning Zionism? What do we do about anti-Zionism? The debate is incessant, and ultimately pointless. I am going to put my head on the chopping block voluntarily by suggesting that it…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (606+ words) When Columbia University begins a new academic year today, it will do so with a new leader: Dr. Jennifer Mnookin, only the second Jewish president in Columbia’s 272-year history. The appointment is notable. Columbia has been at the center of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (157+ words) “The baker does not testify to the quality of his own dough,” our sages said. In other words, it is not fitting for a person to praise his own handiwork. In that spirit, I will only share the aspirations and…...