Balancing Faith and Politics
by Amara McLaughlin
Issues of faith and morality in policy-making are at the forefront of the 2016 U.S. presidential race. Hot topic...
14
Jul
10
Jun
A Jewish Take on Caitlyn Jenner
by Amara McLaughlin
Five years before Vanity Fair unveiled Caitlyn Jenner on their front cover, Joy Ladin’s story made headlines and...
16
Apr
Father and Son in America: A Memorial Candle
by Howard R. Wolf
When, in 1978, I sent my brother--who has lived in Portugal for more than 40 years--a book I had written about our...
08
Apr
Next Year in Beijing?
by Sophie Lavine
In the spring of 2013, our family of four broke from our usual Passover routine and spent the holiday in Beijin...
07
Apr
An Inside Look at the World Zionist Congress Elections
by Liat Deener-Chodirker
Every few years, Diaspora Jews have the opportunity to vote for the World Zionist Congress, which oversees ...
03
Apr
Religious Liberties and Gay Rights in Indiana
by Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
Following a weeklong outcry over Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act—which was criticized for ...
02
Apr
Our Bread of Affliction
by Liat Deener-Chodirker
Every year at the Passover seder, Jews across the world celebrate our liberation from slavery, enjoying mea...
22
Mar
What Lincoln Meant to America’s Jews
by Eileen Lavine
"The history of the Jews in America would have been quite different without Abraham Lincoln," says Jonathan Sarna, ...
27
Feb
Emanuele Ottolenghi on Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
Ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint meeting of Congress next week, which will outline the case against a nuclear deal with...
17
Feb
Israeli Ambassador to Denmark Responds to Copenhagen Shootings
On Monday evening, a huge memorial rally was held in Copenhagen for the victims of the weekend's shootings, in which a gunman killed tw...