Sitting With Rebels
April 18, 2024
We’ve literally raised these rebel activists. And one or more may be coming to your Seder Monday evening.
David Bernstein
The Dangerous “Moral Aestheticism” of Israel’s War Critics
January 31, 2024
If you are truly trying to apply fair moral standards to Israel’s conduct in war, however, you must, in the words of my high school math teacher, “show your work.”
The DEI Dilemma
January 25, 2024
Should Jews look to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) movement for more protection, or should they oppose it because it undermines liberal values? An examination of the dilemma.
Poison Ivy League
December 14, 2023
A long-term plan to address the roots of campus hate and antisemitism will benefit not just the Jews, but America.
American Academics Take a Page Out of the Soviet Anti-Zionist Playbook
August 27, 2023
“Critical Zionist Studies” revives and rehabilitates Soviet anti-Zionist propaganda.
Do Jews Get to Define Antisemitism? Yes and No
May 31, 2023
It’s legitimate for Jews to insist on a major role in defining antisemitism as a matter of government policy, and illegitimate for us to demand that everyone agree with us.
How Radical Social Justice Ideology Undermines Jewish Values, Identity and Pride
January 25, 2023
Unchecked over time, woke ideology will impoverish Jewish life by draining it of its most compelling qualities.
How an Old-New Ideology Alienates Immigrant Jews
January 12, 2023
Unfortunately, efforts to make the Jewish community more inclusive of Jewish diversity have been used to smuggle in an illiberal ideology—often under the guise of racial justice or antiracism.
How American Jews Should Navigate the Political Crisis in Israel
December 25, 2022
There are moderate Israelis on the center-left and center-right trying to build a sustainable politics and civil society in Israel. American Jews should spend less time condemning the extremists and more time supporting the centrists.”;td_smart_list_h”;h1
Mainstream Jewish Organizations Don’t Have Leftwing Antisemitism “Under Control”
October 9, 2022
The sooner the Jewish community comes to terms with this reality and stops playing footsie with radical forces, the sooner we can develop strategies and tactics aimed at winning the long game.
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