Publications

JPPI Israeli Society Index – October 2026: Security Becomes a More Decisive Factor in Elections

The War Three Years After October 7; The Importance of the Upcoming Elections and the Issues Likely to Decide Them; Satisfaction with the Political Choices on Offer; Measures Israelis Want the Next Government to Take; and Changes in Religious Practice, Faith, and Self-Identification Since the War Began.
Identity and Education

Tamar Ish Shalom in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous

In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, host Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Rabbi Sharon Brous, founder and senior rabbi of IKAR in Los Angeles and one of the most influential voices in American Jewish life.
Identity and Education
Swords of Iron

In Europe’s gaze, October 7 risks becoming a footnote

If October 7 survives chiefly as the beginning of what came afterward, something has been lost.
Swords of Iron
Identity and Education

Their Grades, Our Responsibility

Instead of placing the full responsibility on teachers and the establishment, it is time to remember that reading, writing, curiosity, and a love of learning are part of the culture we create at home.
Identity and Education
Geopolitics

I was in the room when Israel decided to kill Nasrallah. Here’s why we had to do it

A senior intelligence veteran reveals the inside story of a historic operation against Hezbollah’s longtime leader – and how hubris and fatal miscalculations brought about his downfall.
Geopolitics
Swords of Iron

October 7, Three Years Later: Inside Israel’s War Room

Three years after October 7, Yaakov talks to Yonah Jeremy Bob, co-author of In the War Room, for a behind-the-scenes look at how Israel’s war has been managed at the highest levels.
Swords of Iron

Annual Assessment of the Jewish People 2026 | 5786

Alongside a positive military ledger, this year's comprehensive report shows erosion in Israel's international support, a crisis in core channels with the U.S. and Diaspora Jewry, and escalating internal polarization.  
Geopolitics

Is Europe waking up?

The continent’s rediscovered sense of vulnerability could change how it sees Israel.
Geopolitics
Religion and State

The ‘Jews vs Israelis’ lie: Right does not own Judaism, and the Left has not abandoned it

The Jewishness of those on the Left and in the political Center is no less real than that of right-wing Jews.
Religion and State
Geopolitics

Israel risks winning the war while losing the world

Israel is on a slippery slope toward a dangerous defeat – economic and diplomatic, and perhaps even in the security arena when a new US administration takes office in just over two years.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

I was caught by surprise on Oct. 7

And I served as a lieutenant colonel in military intelligence in the Israel Defense Forces.
Geopolitics
Identity and Education

Israel is a nation of heroes – time for the gov’t to show courage too

We have now heard some testimony from passengers aboard the flight. It is frightening and disturbing, particularly as investigators are still trying to understand what exactly happened.
Identity and Education

JPPI Israeli Society Index – October 2026: Security Becomes a More Decisive Factor in Elections

The War Three Years After October 7; The Importance of the Upcoming Elections and the Issues Likely to Decide Them; Satisfaction with the Political Choices on Offer; Measures Israelis Want the Next Government to Take; and Changes in Religious Practice, Faith, and Self-Identification Since the War Began.
Identity and Education

Tamar Ish Shalom in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous

In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, host Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Rabbi Sharon Brous, founder and senior rabbi of IKAR in Los Angeles and one of the most influential voices in American Jewish life.
Identity and Education
Swords of Iron

In Europe’s gaze, October 7 risks becoming a footnote

If October 7 survives chiefly as the beginning of what came afterward, something has been lost.
Swords of Iron
Identity and Education

Their Grades, Our Responsibility

Instead of placing the full responsibility on teachers and the establishment, it is time to remember that reading, writing, curiosity, and a love of learning are part of the culture we create at home.
Identity and Education
Geopolitics

I was in the room when Israel decided to kill Nasrallah. Here’s why we had to do it

A senior intelligence veteran reveals the inside story of a historic operation against Hezbollah’s longtime leader – and how hubris and fatal miscalculations brought about his downfall.
Geopolitics
Swords of Iron

October 7, Three Years Later: Inside Israel’s War Room

Three years after October 7, Yaakov talks to Yonah Jeremy Bob, co-author of In the War Room, for a behind-the-scenes look at how Israel’s war has been managed at the highest levels.
Swords of Iron

Annual Assessment of the Jewish People 2026 | 5786

Alongside a positive military ledger, this year's comprehensive report shows erosion in Israel's international support, a crisis in core channels with the U.S. and Diaspora Jewry, and escalating internal polarization.  
Geopolitics

Is Europe waking up?

The continent’s rediscovered sense of vulnerability could change how it sees Israel.
Geopolitics
Religion and State

The ‘Jews vs Israelis’ lie: Right does not own Judaism, and the Left has not abandoned it

The Jewishness of those on the Left and in the political Center is no less real than that of right-wing Jews.
Religion and State

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Tamar Ish Shalom in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous
Tamar Ish Shalom in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous

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