State of the Nation
A New Psychology for the American Military
Meira Lutch
BY MEIRA LUTCH In 2024, America’s military is projected to reach its smallest size since 1940. One often-cited reason for this contraction is the requirements that must be met in…
The New York Times: A Bias Analysis
Adiel Ramirez
BY ADIEL RAMIREZ The New York Times is one of the most trusted news sources in the world. It is the newspaper of record in the United States. Any reputable…
One Sky, One People: The American Jewish Response to the War in Israel
Matea Frieber
BY MATEA FREIBER My great-grandfather, Chaim Frieber, arrived in New York from Krakow as a young man at the turn of the twentieth century. Recently, my mother shared with me…
Historical Snapshot
I.L. Peretz’s Legacy: Challenging Jewish Passivity
Benjie Katz
BY BENJIE KATZ If any American has heard of the shtetl, the little market towns where a significant portion of Jews in Eastern Europe lived until the early twentieth century,…
Ashkenazi Migration to London: Building a Jewish Community in the East End
Emily Bunder
BY EMILY BUNDER When my ancestors left Ukraine during the 1905 Kyiv pogrom, my father’s side fled to Brooklyn, New York and began a life there. However, my mother’s side…
Features
Maintaining Jewish Unity Without Uniformity
Elie Douer
BY ELIE DOUER In the months before the October 7 attack, political tensions in Israel were at an unprecedented high, with intense polarization over the proposed judicial reforms. Studies show…
Reframing the Debate Around Israel’s Obligations to Gazan Civilians
Jacob Shayefar
BY JACOB SHAYEFAR “Remember what Amalek did to you along the way when you came out of Egypt. When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your…
Preserving Progress: Safeguarding Saudi-Israel Normalization From Disruption
Zach Lukeman
BY ZACH LUKEMAN Following the tragic events of October 7, a profound surge in tension between Israel and the Arab world has resurfaced. In light of the horrifying attack orchestrated…
The UN’s Impotence Goes Well Beyond Its Obsession With Israel
Ethan Garcia Rojze
BY ETHAN GARCIA ROJZE The United Nations has long been unable to enforce its own rules. And instead of addressing this failure, countries use the UN as a venue to…
Interview
Tal-Or Cohen Montemayor on the Surge in Online Anti-Semitism and Its National Security Implications
Esther Luvishis
BY ESTHER LUVISHIS Social media is a significant part of everyone’s life in the twenty-first century, especially for the young. From X, formerly Twitter, to Instagram and Facebook, there is…
Symposium
Jewish Resilience in Times of Persecution and Prosperity, From Our Forefathers to the Present
Judah Marcus
BY JUDAH MARCUS Resilience is a virtue that has been associated with Judaism for countless generations. Throughout Tanakh, there are a great number of stories about our ancestors demonstrating strength…
Jewish Resilience: Taught By Our Tradition and Tested By Our History
Adin Linden
BY ADIN LINDEN The over three thousand years of Jewish history has often been uneasy and tumultuous. Crisis has never been too far from the Jewish people. At times, those…
The Six Elements of Resilience Inherent in the Jewish Tradition
Raanan Vanderwalde
BY RAANAN VANDERWALDE There is no denying that Jews are resilient. Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world. For over 3,000 years, Jews have been persecuted, killed,…
Book Club
Zakhor, or Where Is Our History?
Maya Tratt
BY MAYA TRATT For all the talk about how Jews are the “People of the Book,” there is a chapter that seems conspicuously missing—where is Jewish history? A ubiquitous facet…
Arts & Culture
The Importance of the Arts
Rafi Unger
BY RAFI UNGER What distinguishes humans from animals is our capacity for creativity and generating new ideas. In essence, the unique creativity of humans separates us from other creatures. Unfortunately,…
The “Neighborhood Bully” Returns
Emuna Naiditch
BY EMUNA NAIDITCH What happens in the Jewish state affects each and every Jew. As poet Yehuda Halevi famously said, “My heart is in the east, but I am at…
Poetry
From the Beginning to the End
Ari Unger
BY ARI UNGER It doesn’t always make senseBut it doesn’t always have toI guess that’s the beautyOf lasting so longOf having little holes in your storySo it sounds like a…