Combating Surging Antisemitism Demands Vigilance and Fearlessness
By Shira Goodman and Jeremy Bannett
Eighty-eight years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously proclaimed, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”...
Trail of Misinformation Aims to Divide Supporters of Israel and of Social Justice
The Jewish communities’ participation in the racial reckoning undertaken by our nation over the past year may be the most important social justice work we’ve done in the last half century.
Jewish Americans Deserve Hate Crime Protection, Too
On May 20, President Joe Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act.
Truth Is, Israel Has Right to Exist
Last week dozens of rockets exploded above my head as I was lying on the asphalt, face-down, covering my head with my arms.
How Could Rabbinical Students Ignore Israel’s Right to Defend Itself?
I was aghast to read a letter signed by close to 100 rabbinical students.
If You’re Asking American Jews if They’re Religious, You Don’t Understand American Jews
In Sheldon Oberman’s children’s book “The Always Prayer Shawl,” a grandfather passes on his tallit to his grandson.
I Spent the Night in a Bomb Shelter With My Kids
Last night was the second time that I hugged my children in a bomb shelter.
Time to Talk About a Better Future for Israelis, Palestinians
For the past three nights, as the rocket sirens blaring through Jerusalem forced my children and me to rush to shelter ... I have been unable to sleep.
Take it From a Fat Rabbi: Nobody Needs Your Dieting Advice
Do you want to know one small but powerful way we could make Jewish life more inclusive?
What Will It Take for Me to Go Back to Synagogue?
When I was very young, what motivated me to go to shul on Shabbat morning was the fire station two houses away from the...
