Centenarian Jewish couple told they were too old for aliyah – and did it anyway
At first glance, the basic story of Sandy and Rosalie Goldstein’s aliyah seems unremarkable and not much different…
FBI report reveals majority of 2025 religion-based hate crimes made against Jews
Almost two-thirds of all religion-based hate crimes in the US in 2025 were against Jews, the FBI revealed…
Florida venue cancels Tlaib rally amid ‘anti-Jew’ complaint
A South Florida site backed out of hosting a rally with Democratic US Representative Rashida Tlaib, a vocal…
The Blogs: What Does Peace Mean? | Jessica Ghitis
It was December 2024. I was rushing and click-clacking my heels in Downtown Miami with Mauricio Schneider, Bibas…
The post-October 7 strategy American Jews need
At the same time, antisemitism in the United States, home to the world’s second-largest Jewish community after Israel,…
The Blogs: Hey, Pro-Israel People: We Need to Speak Up! | Mitch Mallett
Hey, Pro-Israel People: We Need to Speak Up! A member of We Are Progressive, Liberal, Woke and Pro-Israel,…
The Blogs: Who are we? | Vicki Cabot
Jewish American, American Jew? When the United States joined Israel in the war against Iran, I wrote a…
The Blogs: Being Falsely Accused of Genocide Is Better Than Being the Victim of One | Lisa Shatz
War is always a human tragedy and the suffering in Gaza has been terrible. Innocent civilians have been…
The Blogs: Stop Turning Israel Into America’s Political Stage | Anna Steinberg
Israel welcomes debate. Israelis argue with each other every day. They criticize their leaders. They question Israeli policies.…
The Blogs: Openness is Not the Absence of Conviction | Samantha Kahn
Here’s the irony. The very people defending Reform Judaism’s commitment to openness sometimes seem uncomfortable when someone asks…
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Rabbi Dr. David Harbater is a published author, Jewish educator and public speaker. His book “In the Beginnings:…
The Blogs: Breakups and Oslo Accords | Jessica Ghitis
I sat in the shower, rosemary shampoo in my hair, water falling on me, replaying my last exchange…