Opinion Articles
High Court Snuffs Out Hope for Tech-Savvy Haredim
8/15/2022
One of the most important reforms introduced under the leadership of the communications minister in Israel’s outgoing government pertained to “kosher cell phones.” It may sound boring and esoteric, but…
Opinion Articles
How Much Should Israel Value Jewish Interests Over its Own?
8/11/2022
The crisis with Russia surrounding the Jewish Agency raises the question again: what price is Israel willing to pay for solidarity towards Diaspora Jewry? The true nature of the current…
Opinion Articles
Biden Middle East Trip: Where National Polarization Meets Party Polarization
7/12/2022
Bipartisan congressional support for Israel is eroding and being replaced by political barbs that use Israel a weapon to score political points.
Opinion Articles
A Fight for the Right to Poverty and Ignorance
7/10/2022
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox leaders are waging a war of attrition on state oversight of schools, perpetuating ignorance and endangering the country’s future.
Annual Assessment
The Jewish People – An Assessment
7/08/2022
The State of Israel must take the leading role in preparing and implementing a strategic plan for shaping the future of the Jewish people in the Diaspora in an era…
Opinion Articles
US Ponders Agonizing Handshake in Saudi Arabia It Wants to Avoid
7/05/2022
Biden’s expected visit to Saudi Arabia shows that even a great power cannot be guided by moral considerations alone. How is Israel struggling with this dilemma?
Opinion Articles
Israel’s Coalition Didn’t Fail. It Set a New Bar
7/05/2022
Whatever happens, a once unthinkable coalition created just over 365 days ago opened the gate to a new and thrilling possibility of cooperation. A dam has broken.
Opinion Articles
Israel’s Elections Reawaken U.S. Jews’ Trauma
6/27/2022
While many Israelis dismissed ‘government for change’ as nothing more than a marketing stunt, most U.S. Jews welcomed what they considered a major change.
Ukraine – A Case Study: Moral Considerations in Israel’s Foreign Policy
5/22/2022
The War in Ukraine: Implications for the Jewish People (Hebrew Event)
3/19/2022
Speaking with the Ambassadors
2/27/2022
Catherine Wolff: Beyond
6/22/2022
Sarah Ifft Decker: Jewish Women in the Medieval World
6/22/2022
Maren Niehoff: Philo of Alexandria
5/11/2022