In the Media
Elect judges, not party loyalists
10/18/2021
A foreigner visiting Israel might have had the impression that the candidates for the Supreme Court were running for a key political office, not for the highest-level judicial-professional position in…
In the Media
Why won’t Sally Rooney allow her latest novel to be translated into Hebrew by an Israeli publisher?
10/11/2021
Along with the rise in derogatory cries and aggression against Jews, there is a rise in hostility towards Israel and support for a boycott. It is difficult not to see…
Opinion Articles
Environmental Protection is a Jewish Matter of Life and Death
10/07/2021
As long as rabbis see climate issues as marginal to their religious thinking, Israel’s policy will continue to neglect these critical threats to human lives
Opinion Articles
High Court Judge Selection is Critical in Israel’s Culture War
10/07/2021
The identity of the justices to be appointed is critical to the country’s future, as the court is a key player in the Israeli culture war.
Opinion Articles
Who’s In Favor of the Kashrut Reform? Those Who Don’t Much Care About Kashrut
10/03/2021
Good or bad, Kahana’s reform hasn’t won over its primary target audience; its supporters are actually those who don’t observe the kashrut laws. Let’s start by expressing a measure of…
Opinion Articles
The Secular in Israel Must Enter the Jewish Arena
9/29/2021
In the current equation, the religious and the Haredim are “responsible” for defining what is “Jewish” in the Jewish state, and the secular and the religious alike quarrel over the…
Opinion Articles
Beyond Naming and Shaming: New Strategies Needed to Combat Antisemitism
9/27/2021
In contextualizing the growth of antisemitism in the larger context of intensified racism and hate, we communicate the readiness of Jewish leadership to join with other ethnic and religious groups…
Opinion Articles
In Gilboa Prison, a Glimpse of Israel’s Impending Disaster
9/23/2021
Historians will find a great variety of conceptual terms to describe the Israeli decision to ignore the Palestinian issue; “normalcy” will certainly not be among them.
Farewell event in honor of Mike Herzog, Israel’s new Ambassador to the United States
9/12/2021
Dr. Henry Kissinger in conversation with Amb. Dennis Ross
1/11/2021
Virtual Tisha b’Av Study Session on National and Personal Loneliness
7/23/2020
Peter Fritzsche: Hitler’s First Hundred Days
10/25/2021
David Sorkin: Jewish Emancipation
10/18/2021
James Traub: On Judah Benjamin
10/09/2021