What It Means To Be Jewish
Frederick Len
If the future of American Jewry is to be composed of, as Milton Himmelfarb put it, "fewer but better Jews", then what does it mean today to be Jewish? And what makes a "better Jew"?
The Tanakh Roots of Core American Values
Jacob Shayefar
To many, what constitutes American values is obvious: private property, civil liberties, the rule of law, and political equality, to name a few. But these values are hardly exclusively American. In fact, these notions are often the extension of ideas first found directly in the Tanakh.
The First Religious Paratrooper
Frederick Len
Rabbi Shlomo Goren’s autobiography, With Might and Strength, tells the story of a precocious rabbinical student who decided to join the Israeli army and eventually became Chief Rabbi of Israel. By…
Approaching Israel as American Jews, or Jewish Americans
Rina Muller
The fulfillment of the Jewish dream has made the question of whether to prioritize our Jewish identity or that of our country of birth more complex.
A New Viewpoint on Diversity
Ari Unger
Often, it seems that the people who talk about diversity never visit diverse communities. People seem to think that diversity is based on how one looks. True diversity is not about how someone looks, but how they act.
“Judge Your Kin Fairly”: The Jewish Response to Cancel Culture
Adin Linden
The internet leaves people free to judge and shame others without remorse. Should Jews take part in this culture of shame, or would Jewish tradition say this is taking accountability too far?
All About Mel
Isaiah Glick
In an iconic moment of the 1967 film The Producers, scantily clad dancers dressed as Nazi sturmtruppen move into swastika formation and slowly rotate, surrounded by Third Reich banners and singers extolling the…
Einstein’s Recalculation of Zionism
Joseph Savenor
Walter Isaacson’s 2007 biography of Albert Einstein—Einstein, His Life and Universe—provides a compelling and detailed account of the scientist’s life as well as insights into his scientific and political views.