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President Carter: The White House Years

Stuart Eizenstat was at Jimmy Carter’s side from his political rise in Georgia through four years in the White House, where he served as chief domestic policy adviser. He was directly involved in all domestic and economic decisions as well as in many foreign policy ones. Famous for the legal pads he took to every meeting, he draws on more…

Jonathan Feiner: Mindfulness

Shmuel Rosner and Jonathan Feiner discuss his book: “Mindfulness: A Jewish Approach“. Dr. Jonathan Feiner is the clinical director of Rockland CBT, a psychology practice group specializing in mood and anxiety disorders. In addition to his work as a clinical psychologist, he has taught courses and provided workshops on topics related to Judaism, psychology, and mindfulness in academic and community…

Should Israel Count World Jewry?

The Jews of the world, or at least a significant portion of them, will oppose Israel counting and summarizing their numbers.

Erdan is fit to continue representing the Israeli government at the UN

When it comes to the most significant policy issue—the conflict with the Palestinians—the Bennett-Lapid government is completely paralyzed.

Israel as Myth: Challenges and Opportunities

The liberal Jewish Diaspora establishment should be open to communication, dialogue, and partnership with various religious and populist groups.

Hebrews

How do Jews in Israel respond when asked what term fits them better “Jewish,” or “Israeli?” Some say “Israeli,” others “Jewish,” while many refuse to give an answer. Only a small number of “Jewish” respondents feel that they aren’t at all “Israeli,” while few “Israelis” entirely lack a sense of being “Jewish.” Even those who avoid answering simply have trouble…

Reparations, Restitution and the Price of Forgetting

There was nothing inevitable about the Holocaust. It is history’s most horrific example of what happens when people and governments are indifferent in the face of evil.

The Haredi Leadership: Crime and its Punishment

The ultra-Orthodox self-segregate from Israeli society, but the Walder affair is revealing major cracks in the ‘wall of holiness.’ A day of reckoning is coming

High Noon: The Rabbi versus the Colonel

Kahana has a law to promote Israel’s law of conversion. The short recap of what the new law intends to do: eliminate the monopoly of the rabbinate over conversions and let city rabbis perform official conversions.