Commentary
Jews Must Search for the Silver Lining
Over the past year-and-a-half, as the COVID-19 pandemic has relentlessly unfolded, we have all faced countless ups-and-downs -- hopeful glimpses of sunlight that are soon...
Does Jordan Have an ‘Incitement Force’ on the Temple Mount?
At the end of the Gaza war in May, during a meeting with members of the Palestinian Affairs Committee of the Jordanian Senate, Dr. Muhammad Khalaila, Minister of Religion of the Hashemite Kingdom, revealed two interesting...
The Brewing Modern Orthodox Schism
Last month, The Wall Street Journal published a story detailing how efforts to liberalize the Catholic Church may eventually lead to a “schism.” While the piece is specific to Catholicism, similar discussions are occurring within...
If You Don’t Love Your Synagogue, Try Something New
It is only a month until the “Days of Awe,” the Yamim Noraim. Actually, I have no idea where the term "High Holidays" comes from. But each year I am faced with a conundrum. Do...
After the Abraham Accords, Olympics Continue to Build Israeli-Arab Peace
This week, as I was flipping through the various Olympic channels, my eye caught the...
UNRWA and a Jewish Palestinian Refugee Family
UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, is a major obstacle to peace between...
Antisemitism in the Shadow of the Holocaust
My earliest memory of the word “Holocaust” was a bedtime story that my mother told...
Israel’s Approach to Iran: The Netanyahu Revolution
The premiership of Benjamin Netanyahu has finally come to an end. The revolution he started...
The West Must Counter Iran’s Maritime Terrorism
JNS.org - Commercial shipping activity in the Gulf of Oman near the port of Fujairah...
Jews Must Search for the Silver Lining
Over the past year-and-a-half, as the COVID-19 pandemic has relentlessly unfolded, we have all faced countless ups-and-downs -- hopeful glimpses of sunlight that are soon dashed...
Does Jordan Have an ‘Incitement Force’ on the Temple Mount?
At the end of the Gaza war in May, during a meeting with members of the Palestinian Affairs Committee of the Jordanian Senate, Dr. Muhammad...
The Brewing Modern Orthodox Schism
Last month, The Wall Street Journal published a story detailing how efforts to liberalize the Catholic Church may eventually lead to a “schism.” While the...
If You Don’t Love Your Synagogue, Try Something New
It is only a month until the “Days of Awe,” the Yamim Noraim. Actually, I have no idea where the term "High Holidays" comes from....
After the Abraham Accords, Olympics Continue to Build Israeli-Arab Peace
This week, as I was flipping through the various Olympic channels, my eye caught the blue and white stripes of the Israeli flag alongside the...
UNRWA and a Jewish Palestinian Refugee Family
UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, is a major obstacle to peace between Israel and its neighbors. UNRWA was formed in 1949 to...
Antisemitism in the Shadow of the Holocaust
My earliest memory of the word “Holocaust” was a bedtime story that my mother told us soon after giving birth to her fifth child, my...
Israel’s Approach to Iran: The Netanyahu Revolution
The premiership of Benjamin Netanyahu has finally come to an end. The revolution he started in terms of Israel’s strategic approach to Iran, however, will...
The West Must Counter Iran’s Maritime Terrorism
JNS.org - Commercial shipping activity in the Gulf of Oman near the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates was disrupted on Tuesday after...
Why Does the Media Ignore the Only True Democracy in the Middle East?
A recent opinion column by the journalist Gwynne Dyer was titled “No Functioning Democracies in Arab World.” The article notes that in Syria, Yemen, and Libya,...
It’s Time to Affirm Jewish Pride
Surveys reveal that a disturbingly large number of American Jews feel disconnected from their Jewish identity. How painfully sad. In response, let me share the...
How the Hebrew Bible Helped Birth Modern Democracy
Jews brought many wonderful things to modernity, but one of the greatest Jewish breakthroughs arose due to Renaissance Christian efforts. This innovation was “republican exclusivism,”...
The Biden Administration Has a Raisi Problem
JNS.org - Ebrahim Raisi will be sworn in as the eighth president of the Islamic Republic on Thursday. According to the Iranian press, dozens of...
Israel and Iran: Shadow War No More?
JNS.org - An oil tanker was attacked in the Gulf of Oman on July 29. It sailed under the Liberian flag, under Japanese ownership, and...
