Yoram Ettinger
ARTICLES BY: Yoram Ettinger
A Sukkot Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some facts you may not know about the upcoming holiday of Sukkot. 1. The holiday is named for the first stop during the 40-year-Exodus...
A Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some facts about the upcoming holiday of Yom Kippur: 1. Yom Kippur is considered to be a Super Sabbath (Shabbat Shabbaton in Hebrew) --...
A Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed
The evening of September 6, 2021, will launch another Jewish New Year. Here are some facts about the holiday that are worth remembering: 1. Annual reminder....
Jordan’s Volatility Could Shake Up the Middle East
Jordan's current domestic upheaval involves some prominent officials and members of the royal family who were arrested and charged with an attempted regime change. A regime...
Passover and the US-Israel Bond
Here's a quick Passover recap: According to Heinrich Heine, the 19th century German poet, “Since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew accent.” Professor Yehudah...
A Purim Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some interesting facts about Purim: 1. Purim’s historical background: The 586 BCE destruction of the first Jewish Temple and the expulsion of Jews from...
Will Biden’s National Security Team Repeat Past State Department Mistakes?
President Biden's foreign policy and national security team reflects a resurgence of the State Department's worldview. An examination of this worldview and its track record...
A Tu B’Shvat Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some facts about Tu B'Shvat: 1. The Jewish Arbor Day, Tu B'Shvat (ט"ו בשבט) highlights human gratitude for the creation of the fruit-bearing trees,...
Keep Support for Israel Bipartisan by Talking to Both Parties
According to a March 2020 annual Gallup poll of country favorability, Israel benefits from a 74% favorability (90% of Republicans and 67% of Democrats), compared...
Questions for Incoming National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
After watching a 2019 discussion with Jake Sullivan, I came away with these takeaways about his worldview (in the past, Sullivan served as a key advisor...
Israel’s Economy in Defiance of COVID-19
Despite COVID-19, Israel's economy remains strong. According to Dr. Adam Reuter, the chairman and founder of an Israeli financial-risk management firm, and the co-author of...
Examining the Palestinian Track Record of Rejection and Violence
The Palestinian conflict did not erupt in 1967, nor in 1948. In November 1917, the Balfour Declaration called for the establishment of "a national home for...
A Hanukkah Guide for the Perplexed
Historical context. Hanukkah, the holiday of light, is narrated in the four Books of the Maccabees, The Scroll of Antiochus, and The Wars of the...
400 Years of American and Israeli/Jewish Kinship
Four hundred years ago, in November 1620, the pilgrims of the "Mayflower" landed on Plymouth Rock, which they considered the modern day Promised Land. They...
