Opinion | Who’s Crazy Now?
Anyone who spent much time in Israel before the last few years has probably heard this trope from multiple Israelis: “Everything here is crazy! Why can’t we live in a normal country?”
Opinion | Rushdie is a Champion of Religious Freedom, Too
The sudden reemergence of violence against Rushdie is a reminder of the great issues his ordeal represents—and that fight’s human cost over decades.
Moment Debate | Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Every generation faces challenges, and we certainly have our share of them.
Opinion | Inside a Hasidic Schism
On two evenings in late May, the streets of Jerusalem were once again the scene of violent riots.
Opinion | Not Your Grandfather’s Saudi Arabia
If you had told me three years ago that I would be invited to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a “Forum on Common Values Among Religious Followers,” I would have asked you what you were smoking.
Opinion | Plundered Palestinian Pastures
Imagine you live in a rural area out West and your neighbors keep trying to drive you off your land.
Opinion | The Jewish Obligation to Ukraine
“Europe is just a graveyard for me,” my Shabbat host told me. Is the history of Jews in Ukraine relevant for Israel’s refugee policy today?
Moment Debate | Should the Supreme Court Outlaw Affirmative Action?
Yes, if what you mean is outright racial preferences, that is, bonus points for being a certain race.
Opinion | How Many Ukrainians Can Israel Absorb?
Israel’s immigration policy is a constant minefield in the public discourse.
Opinion | Look Who’s Blowing Shofars
As the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 attack gears up to hold televised hearings this spring, lawmakers probably won’t devote much airtime to religion’s role in the assault on our democracy.
Opinion Interview | ‘We Have to Stop Orbán’
Kati Marton doesn’t think of herself as a political activist.
Opinion | An Israeli PM Steps Up To Diplomacy
When Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, an interesting overlap emerged in Israeli public discourse.