3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (270+ words) The Free Press Every week in this newsletter, we focus on the seemingly endless wave of hate and violence directed at Jews. We consider what it says about the societies we live in, and how the West is changing in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (186+ words) The Free Press A question we often grapple with when writing about the global rise in antisemitism is "Where, if anywhere is still safe for Jews?" The UK, my home country, certainly doesn't feel like it; neither does Europe or…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (242+ words) The Free Press For those of us following the story of growing antisemitism across the world, this week's Anti-Defamation League (ADL) 2025 audit report came as something of a shock. For the first time in five years, the U. S.'s foremost antisemitism…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (312+ words) The Free Press This week, the epicenter of Jewish hate in the world is, once again, the United Kingdom. On Wednesday, in my home city of London, two men were injured in a knife attack in broad daylight. The video…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (207+ words) My 7-year-old daughter has a good group of first-grade friends at our local public school. I am casually friendly with most of their moms. This week, my daughter reported to us, while giggling uncomfortably, that one of the little boys…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (193+ words) The Free Press This week, we're bringing you reflections from someone who has recently felt the horrendous effects of antisemitism firsthand. Rabbi Jen Lader, who serves the community of Michigan's Temple Israel, recently found herself in a situation that many…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (142+ words) The Free Press This year, for the first time, I invited my (non-Jewish) fianc'e to celebrate Passover at our local Chabad in London. I wanted her to experience the joy and the warmth that a proper seder could bring. To…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (407+ words) thefp. com I stood at the wrong times, couldn't remember which way the books opened, and hardly recognized a thing beyond "Baruch atah Adonai." But I found myself unexpectedly moved during a recent Shabbat service'a day that used to mean…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (455+ words) The Free Press When there is war in the Middle East, not a day passes without Israel dominating the headlines. The Jewish state does not want for attention. Yet one chapter of its history is little-known outside the diaspora: the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (142+ words) The Free Press If the arson attack on four ambulances run by a Jewish charity this week in London were an isolated incident, it would be bad enough. It isn't isolated, unfortunately. It is part of a pattern in Britain…...