David Bernstein
The Incredibly Shrinking Conception of Jewish Social Justice
We shouldn’t have to all agree on exactly what ails society or from where it derives in order to be part of the social justice fold.
Has America Stopped Debating?
Jews must insist there can be no shutting down of discourse in the name of progress.
Cancel Culture, Jewish Educators Style
Apparently, DEIJ initiatives in Jewish schools are not open for discussion.
Twenty Years after Durban, What We Still Get Wrong About Leftwing Antisemitism
The UN will mark the twentieth anniversary of this disgraceful episode on September 22, not to express the requisite remorse, but to celebrate its supposed achievements.
An Ideology Many Jews Bought into Fuels Antisemitism
When I took the reins of a national umbrella group for Jewish community relations in 2016, disturbing ideological trends were afoot.
A New Israel-Hating Curriculum is Coming to California School Districts
If you’ve been following the Ethnic Studies controversy in California over the past few years and came away thinking the Jewish community was left relatively unscathed, think again.
My Cheshbon HaNefesh for Cowardice in the Face of Wokeness
Seemingly overnight organizations have changed the language they use in describing the power dynamics of American society.
Why We Need a Bigger, Deeper Tikkun Olam
“Tikkun olam” is what Jews call the idea of the Jewish people making the world a better and more just place through good deeds...