Commentary
A Call to Action: Join the Maccabees
JNS.org - Hanukkah is a joyous time, as it should be. But many Jews celebrate it superficially, merely by eating latkes and sufganiyot, spinning...
Europe’s Jews Have an Uncertain Future, but a Future Nonetheless
JNS.org - The continent of Europe ceased to be the center of Jewish life more than a century ago, when it yielded that status to the increasingly affluent, influential Jewish community in the United States;...
Yom HaGirush: The Inside Story of ‘Expulsion Day’
JNS.org - Today, we speak of a largely forgotten ethnic cleansing largely unparalleled in the history of human rights abuses. Recall the coordinated international expulsion of some 850,000 Jews from Arab and Muslim lands, where...
Israel and the New ‘Old Europe’
JNS.org - The end of the Merkel era raises questions about the foreign policy of the next German government. Olaf Scholz has been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor, and a coalition of Social Democrats, Greens,...
Why Did the NY Times Go Out of Its Way to Cover for a Hatemonger?
JNS.org - In the New York Times this month, reporter Patrick Kingsley tells a tale...
Taliban Close in as Desperate Afghan Women Await Rescue
In Bamiyan province, through which the Silk Road once flourished and the towering statues of...
What Truly Matters Is How We Treat Our Fellow Men and Women
One of humanity’s most ancient tensions is the choice between our duty to God and...
Politico: Israel Alone Standing in Way of ‘Balanced’ US Mideast Policy
Following the ceasefire agreement that halted May’s Hamas-initiated conflict with Israel, US President Joe Biden...
Why Celebrate Hanukkah?
For some, Hanukkah is just a Jewish answer to Christmas. But why do we make...
A Call to Action: Join the Maccabees
JNS.org - Hanukkah is a joyous time, as it should be. But many Jews celebrate it superficially, merely by eating latkes and sufganiyot, spinning dreidels...
Europe’s Jews Have an Uncertain Future, but a Future Nonetheless
JNS.org - The continent of Europe ceased to be the center of Jewish life more than a century ago, when it yielded that status to...
Yom HaGirush: The Inside Story of ‘Expulsion Day’
JNS.org - Today, we speak of a largely forgotten ethnic cleansing largely unparalleled in the history of human rights abuses. Recall the coordinated international expulsion...
Israel and the New ‘Old Europe’
JNS.org - The end of the Merkel era raises questions about the foreign policy of the next German government. Olaf Scholz has been confirmed as...
Why Did the NY Times Go Out of Its Way to Cover for a Hatemonger?
JNS.org - In the New York Times this month, reporter Patrick Kingsley tells a tale of a Gaza poetry professor who breaks down boundaries. Professor Refaat...
Taliban Close in as Desperate Afghan Women Await Rescue
In Bamiyan province, through which the Silk Road once flourished and the towering statues of Buddha once stood, an Afghan woman's naked body has just...
What Truly Matters Is How We Treat Our Fellow Men and Women
One of humanity’s most ancient tensions is the choice between our duty to God and ensuring that our behavior towards others is the paradigm of...
Politico: Israel Alone Standing in Way of ‘Balanced’ US Mideast Policy
Following the ceasefire agreement that halted May’s Hamas-initiated conflict with Israel, US President Joe Biden told the world that “Palestinians and Israelis equally deserve to...
Why Celebrate Hanukkah?
For some, Hanukkah is just a Jewish answer to Christmas. But why do we make such a fuss of it? Isn’t it just glorifying militarism? Two...
The UN Must Reject Palestinian Rejectionism
The United Nations reserves November 29, its International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, for robust anti-Israel activity. The day’s events inappropriately put the...
Should J Street Be Welcome in Westchester?
Twenty years ago, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) were considered two of the leading organizations helping shape...
Fighting for Jewish Students at Hunter College
When a discriminatory incident occurs on a college campus, it should be met with swift and unequivocal condemnation by the school’s leadership. Targeting and mistreating...
Exodus Commemoration is an Antidote to Denial
JNS.org – Professor Mohamed Aboulghar is a busy man — an obstetrician, politician and amateur historian who has published two books on the Jews of...
Palestinian Incitement Laid Bare: Hamas Murders Israeli, Child Calls on Allah To ‘Burn’ Jews
Eliyahu David Kay, 26, was shot dead on Sunday by a Palestinian terrorist in the Old City of Jerusalem. Several others were wounded when Hamas...
