Opinion Articles
The Israeli Interest Versus the Jewish Interest
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.
Opinion Articles
The Rise of the French Anti-System Parties: Implications for European Jewry
6/24/2022
The extremist blocs now flanking President Emanuel Macron’s party disagree on nearly everything, but they are both angry – and neither bodes well for the Jews.
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