The anti-Manischewitz
By Adina Rosenthal
Move over Manischewitz; Jewish wine is no longer synonymous with the sweet, syrupy stuff used for Jewish ceremonies. The Israeli wine and beer...
A Golden Opportunity for Livni
By Niv Elis
It’s not clear why the Israeli left has shied away from putting economic arguments for peace front and center. But the recent explosion...
Pay No Attention to the Jew Behind the Curtain
By Steven Philp
Over the past year, more than half of all state legislatures have considered proposals that would prevent judges from consulting faith-based or foreign...
Blame Canada (for Anti-Zionism)
By Adina Rosenthal
Canadian bacon isn’t the only thing that’s unkosher. Earlier this month, the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism (CPCCA), released its report concluding...
Prussian Blue Sings a New Tune
By Steven Philp
It has been five quiet years since Lamb and Lynx Gaede stepped out of the national spotlight—ending a short and controversial career as...
We, the (Arab) People
By Aarian Marshall
Like many people my age, I watched the Arab Spring on CNN, from my university’s Student Campus Center. Sometimes, someone would change the...
A Declaration of Ignorance
By Steven Philp
Republican or Democrat, American Jews inherit a history of progressiveness concerning issues of race and religion. Yet a pledge released by the conservative...
Glenn Beck’s Wet Hot Israeli Summer
By Adina Rosenthal
Glenn Beck is making quite a splash in the Jewish state this summer. This August, Beck will host “Restoring Courage,” a three-part event...
That's one way to win the Jewish Vote
Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann may have been hoping to endear herself to the Jewish crowd by saying President Obama has "chutzpah." The fact that it...
Shakespeare's "Merchant of NYC"
By Sarah Breger; Interview by Sophie Taylor
To stage The Merchant of Venice is courageous; to stage The Merchant of Venice so soon after the celebrated...
United (Nations) We Fall
By Adina Rosenthal
Anthony Weiner may have proved that social media can reveal the naked truth, but a far more stark reality has emerged from the...
No Take Backs
By Steven Philp
There are times when “reclaiming”—politically redefining a word or symbol—goes a little too far. On Sunday, July 3 members of a small, but...