Ahead of Jerusalem Day 2026: Israeli leaders gathered to shape a shared future
Held ahead of Jerusalem Day 2026, the gathering brought together representatives from 15 mission-driven movements and communities operating…
The Blogs: When a Word Isn’t a Word: (A Letter to New Olim) | Stephen Horenstein
To Whom it May Concern: I am a veteran Israeli musician/composer since 1980. I made Alyia in that…
The Blogs: Between the Siren and the Coffee Cup | Ellie Stallman
Broken hearts and broken buildings, yet cafe culture in Tel Aviv is still booming. I’ve always admired Israelis’…
The Blogs: Explaining Why American Jews Are Not Emigrating to Israel in Large Numbers | Richard Diamond
Remembering the Lessons of Babylon After October 7, after the campus chants, after the harassment and the synagogue…
How to love Israel, even when it is hard
(RNS) — I was talking recently with a young man who described a date that did not sound…
The Blogs: Hezbollah’s Drones Challenge Israel’s Edge | Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
In late April 2026, a fiber-optic first-person-view drone struck an Israeli armored unit in the village of Taybeh…
The Blogs: Israel vs. ‘Israeliness’: Why It Matters Now | Tamar Pross
There is a sentence I have been hearing for two years now, in different accents, in different rooms,…
The Blogs: Israel’s Most Dangerous Enemy May Be Internal | Richard Diamond
The Frame That Houses Arguments: Israel’s Most Dangerous Enemy May Be Internal Jewish civilization has a trick, and…
The Blogs: Religion is not a destination | Ben Lazarus
What does it mean to be religious when Jews are not just a community but a country –…
Olympic Committee of Israel honors fallen swimmer Eden Nimri
Eden Nimri, a captain in the IDF, was not only a fighter but also a talented swimmer who…
The Blogs: Yom Ha’Atzmaut Message – Don’t Shrug; Don’t Look Away | Asher Sacks
As we approach Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut—Israel’s Independence Day, the country’s 78th birthday—I find myself reflecting. This…
The Blogs: ‘But even so’: Memorial Day and the sacred canopy of Israeli life | Tanya White
I will say something that may make many of my Diaspora friends uncomfortable: there is a fault line…