Faithful Friends
BY ADELAIDE RUBENSTEIN Friendship must be about something…Those who have nothing can share nothing; those who are going nowhere can have no fellow travelers.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves…
Leaving Space for “Permanent” Diaspora Jews
BY YARDENA FRANKLIN For two thousand years, Judaism has been defined by golah, exile. Perhaps more than any other ethnic or religious group, Jews have been persecuted, moving across the…
Living A Double Life
BY GALIT ALSAYGH The Tanakh has a stance on Jews in golah, exile. To assimilate or to isolate? To practice or to neglect? To be active or to be passive?…
Zionism: An Urgent Call We Cannot Ignore
BY KEDMA ROSENZWEIG In the early twentieth century, former Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis proclaimed, “To be good Americans, we must be better Jews, and to be better Jews,…
Understanding the Political Atmosphere in Israel Before and After October 7
BY AVIVA KESSOCK The decisions made in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, affect every Israeli’s immediate and lasting future. In Israel, citizens vote for a party, and each party receives seats…
The Protection of Nationhood
BY MEIRA LUTCH Operation Lone Star—one of the most contentious immigration-control mechanisms in modern American history—was launched by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in March 2021. The operation was designed to…
Dance in the Jewish Tradition: From the Torah to the Twenty-First Century
BY GABRIELLA FRIEDMAN The invigorating passion and animation that an ensemble of dancers embodies onstage is an awe-inspiring experience that most residents of the New York area, myself included, have…
Korahite Judicial Philosophy
BY JACOB SHAYEFAR Korah makes an interesting point. As the Midrash relates, Korah began his assault on the authority of Moses with a halakhic argument. He asserts that in any…
Remaining an Or L’Goyim in a Post-October 7 World
BY GILA GRAUER October 7 was a day that will never be forgotten, not by Israelis nor by Jews all over the world, who all united to mourn the tragic…
Shining Our Light Unto the Nations Through Jewish Teachings
BY ADIN LINDEN Jewish history is rife with enemies, from the Egyptians to the descendants of Amalek, a lineage that is seen as the greatest enemy of the Jews and…