Commentary
The Lessons and Consequences of the Six-Day War
When you mention history, it can trigger a roll of the eyes. Add the Middle East to the equation, and folks might start running...
We Must Work for Peace, Not Just Pray for It
The parsha of Naso seems, on the face of it, to be a heterogeneous collection of utterly unrelated items. First, there is the account of the Levitical families of Gershon and Merari, and their tasks in carrying...
‘Public Health Leaders’ Must Condemn Terror
As the world recoils from yet another terrorist atrocity -- offering platitudes of “standing with Manchester” while actually doing very little to fight terrorism -- the City University of New York (CUNY)'s School of Public Health is getting ready to...
A View from Manchester
I live in Manchester. Like many other Jewish residents, I was appalled by the murders of 22 people last Monday, and the maiming of so many others. What has followed has been a mixture of extreme...
Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
1. Liberty. The Shavuot holiday reflects the 3,500 year old trilateral linkage between the Land of Israel...
Creative Writing: Breaking the Silence’s Book Project
Kingdom of Olives and Ash, edited by fiction writers Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman and prepared...
Taking Trump Seriously, But Not Literally, in the Middle East
JNS.org - In a seminal piece for The Atlantic last September, journalist Salena Zito explained...
New York Times Tilts Toward Linda Sarsour in ‘Repulsive’ Story
City University of New York’s School of Public Health has chosen as its commencement speaker...
Jewish Voice for Peace’s Hidden Agenda
When starting a political movement, choosing the right name is perhaps the most important step....
The Lessons and Consequences of the Six-Day War
When you mention history, it can trigger a roll of the eyes. Add the Middle East to the equation, and folks might start running for...
We Must Work for Peace, Not Just Pray for It
The parsha of Naso seems, on the face of it, to be a heterogeneous collection of utterly unrelated items. First, there is the account of the Levitical...
‘Public Health Leaders’ Must Condemn Terror
As the world recoils from yet another terrorist atrocity -- offering platitudes of “standing with Manchester” while actually doing very little to fight terrorism -- the City University of New...
A View from Manchester
I live in Manchester. Like many other Jewish residents, I was appalled by the murders of 22 people last Monday, and the maiming of so many...
Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
1. Liberty. The Shavuot holiday reflects the 3,500 year old trilateral linkage between the Land of Israel (pursued by Abraham), the Torah of Israel (transmitted through Moses)...
Creative Writing: Breaking the Silence’s Book Project
Kingdom of Olives and Ash, edited by fiction writers Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman and prepared in cooperation with the highly controversial (understatement) Israeli NGO “Breaking...
Taking Trump Seriously, But Not Literally, in the Middle East
JNS.org - In a seminal piece for The Atlantic last September, journalist Salena Zito explained a simple truth that most people hadn’t grasped about the...
New York Times Tilts Toward Linda Sarsour in ‘Repulsive’ Story
City University of New York’s School of Public Health has chosen as its commencement speaker a woman who says there is no room in the...
Jewish Voice for Peace’s Hidden Agenda
When starting a political movement, choosing the right name is perhaps the most important step. We tend to make snap decisions about whether or not...
Investing in Jewish Businesses — and BizTank
I recently served as a “mogul” on BizTank -- a forum for hungry entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas and seek investments from a panel of Jewish investors. The program, similar to...
Trump’s Mideast Visit: Much Ado About Nothing
Sadly, President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East only confirmed my skepticism about what might come out of it. Trump went to the region...
The Secret to Creating Pro-Israel Youth Is Spelled AEPi
Hardly a day passes without an article appearing about the situation on college campuses for Israel and Jewish students, with the overwhelming majority claiming that...
Alan Dershowitz: Mueller’s Roving Commission to Investigate ‘Evil’ Is a Danger to Civil Liberties
Special Counsel Robert Mueller was commissioned to investigate not only crime, but also the entire Russian “matter.” That is an ominous development that endangers the...
New York Times Unleashes Onslaught of Five Op-Eds Hostile to Israel
When the New York Times opinion page hired Bret Stephens and Bari Weiss, two outspoken Zionist veterans of the Wall Street Journal, a friend of...
