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How a Don McLean Concert Gave Me Insight Into the Torah
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1313+ words) Friday, February 13th | 27 Shevat 5786 Last Saturday night, I went to a Don McLean concert at the Saban Theater. Yes,thatDon McLean, icon of popular culture, poster child of whimsical 1970s music. As the lights dimmed and a palpable buzz of excitement murmured…...
We Are Fighting Hate; But Are We Building Jews?
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (205+ words) Wednesday, February 11th | 24 Shevat 5786 The Super Bowl ad showing a Jewish boy being bullied sparked intense conversation across the Jewish community about how we are investing our resources in the fight against antisemitism, and whether we are approaching the challenge in…...
A Super Bowl Ad Against Antisemitism with No Consequence Misses the Mark
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (393+ words) Tuesday, February 10th | 23 Shevat 5786 I greatly respect Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his efforts to warn about the dangers of antisemitism. The Jewish community has largely failed in fighting this disease, for which'there is no cure. Some will also say that…...
Misguided Super Bowl Ad: Antisemitism Isn’t a Sticky Note — It’s an Institutional Failure
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (1071+ words) Monday, February 9th | 22 Shevat 5786 It is an odd sign of the times that one of the clearest statements about antisemitism this year came not from a university president or a political leader, but from a$15 million Super Bowl commercial. Robert Kraft's…...
Can We Ignore the Antisemitism in the Palestinian National Movement?
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (707+ words) Monday, February 9th | 22 Shevat 5786 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently offered a formulation now familiar across Western democracies: you can support the cause of a Palestinian state without being antisemitic. Millions do that. He does that. And yet " he acknowledged " the…...
How October 7 Changed Jewish Identity Across the World
1+ week, 3+ day ago (317+ words) Wednesday, February 4th | 17 Shevat 5786 The impact of October 7 and its aftermath on Jews around the world will be felt for at least a generation to come. There is a concern that since the hostages have been returned, and the war in…...
Jewish Survival Depends on the Existence of a Jewish State
1+ week, 5+ day ago (567+ words) Monday, February 2nd | 15 Shevat 5786 "The past is never dead, it is not even past," a quotation from William Faulkner's novel, Requiem for a Nun, is frighteningly apt today in relation to antisemitism. Many of us are wondering if the antisemitism we…...
Antisemitism Witnessed by 78% of EU Teachers in Classrooms, UN Survey Finds
2+ week, 4+ day ago (456+ words) Wednesday, January 28th | 10 Shevat 5786 Teachers across the European Union are witnessing antisemitism as a near daily social occurrence in the classroom and the workplace, according to a new survey issued by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Released…...
Pope Leo Says Catholic Church ‘Unwavering’ in Its Opposition to ‘Every Form of Antisemitism’
2+ week, 4+ day ago (734+ words) Tuesday, January 27th | 9 Shevat 5786 Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a statement reaffirming the Catholic Church's "unwavering" opposition to antisemitism. On Holocaust Remembrance Day, I would like to recall that the Church remains faithful to the…...
What We’re Really Asking Today: Could Another Holocaust Happen?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (492+ words) Tuesday, January 27th | 9 Shevat 5786 In the West today, Jews and non-Jews speak anxiously about antisemitism. They debate incident statistics, survey results, attitudes toward Israel, and the distinction " supposedly crucial " between hostility to Jews and hostility to the Jewish State. Enormous intellectual…...