Posts Tagged: David Suissa
Will the Delta Variant Spoil the High Holiday Comeback?
JNS.org - Just as things were returning to normal, and rabbis across America were eagerly anticipating a full reopening for the High Holy Days, the...
How Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott Has United Many Jews
JNS.org - After months of bitter disagreements, it was shocking to see Benjamin Netanyahu finally agree with the rival who took over his beloved throne,...
The Newest Way to Malign Israel: White Supremacy
JNS.org - Israel-hatred is very much like Jew-hatred—the haters will always find new ways to hate. If you have any doubt about the irrational hatred for...
Holocaust Education Won’t Succeed Without Storytelling
JNS.org - It’s ironic (and unacceptable) that the more we teach about the Holocaust in American schools, the less kids seem to remember it. As Jeff...
Once Again, the Palestinians Desecrate Holocaust Memory
JNS.org - For most people, Holocaust memorial events such as those that recently took place to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day are crucial both to...
On the Same Day He Preached Unity, Biden Went the Other Way
JNS.org – In front of a broken nation, President Joe Biden committed to being a healing force. His inaugural address on Jan. 20 will go...
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Victimhood
JNS.org - With so many crises and news events swirling around us, it’s not easy to notice an underlying cultural shift that may threaten the...
When Too Much Is Happening, Enter the Sukkah
JNS.org - We are approaching a psychic and emotional danger zone. Too much is happening. We’re on news overload. The multiple crises that have shaken...
Why Did HIAS Move Away From Helping Jews?
JNS.org - After six weeks of writing only about the coronavirus, I can finally sink my teeth into a good-old-fashioned Jewish controversy. The controversy, as...
In the Trump Era, Politicians Ignore Grave Threats to America
JNS.org - One of the many things that annoys me about politicians is how sure they are of themselves. Everything is black and white. Every...
Arab-Israeli Progress: Grateful for a Ray of Light
JNS.org - "There’s a crack in everything,” Leonard Cohen famously wrote in one of his songs. “That’s how the light gets in.” For the better part...
Too Much Politics?
JNS.org - I may have to rethink my decision to have CNN on in my office all day long. As much as I love keeping...
Fighting Antisemitism Without Fear
JNS.org - There’s a crazy disconnect happening right now in the Jewish world. On the one hand, we’re supposed to be in a state of...
Slowing Down on Shabbat in the Age of Social Media
JNS.org - “We’ve been sacrificing the important on the altar of the urgent for so long that our lives have lost their balance and we...
