Centenarian Jewish couple told they were too old for aliyah – and did it anyway
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It was December 2024. I was rushing and click-clacking my heels in Downtown Miami with Mauricio Schneider, Bibas…
The Blogs: AIPAC Through Israeli Eyes | Yaacov Maoz
If each of us were to conduct a quick survey on an Israeli street and ask, “Have you…
Rachel Israel directs comic relief in Jewish films
For nearly three years, much of Jewish culture has been shaped by war, rising antisemitism and questions of…
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A few days ago, I was listening to the Commentary podcast when John Podhoretz quoted a remark Barack…
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The Lakeside Amphitheater, Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, Wingdale, New York. Digital photograph by Eric M. Leiderman, Summer…
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Hey, Pro-Israel People: We Need to Speak Up! A member of We Are Progressive, Liberal, Woke and Pro-Israel,…
The Blogs: Grace | David Raphael
Each morning starts the same. I head down to the kitchen at 6:30 am, put a corn muffin…
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…
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There was a time when getting into a nightclub involved a small ritual. First, you bought a ticket.…
The Blogs: Jews Never Quit | Andy Blumenthal
“I would arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.” With those words, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reignited a painful reality…
The Blogs: Jewish Democrat, 38, Seeking a Political Home | Ashley Inbar
Must like complexity. No litmus tests. SEEKING: One functional democracy. Must like complexity. ABOUT ME: 38, Jewish, Democrat,…