Was Spinoza a Victim of Cancel Culture?
April 18, 2024
Baruch Spinoza’s life was a product of paradox.
Matthew Schultz
Matthew Schultz is the author of the essay collection “What Came Before” (2020). He is a rabbinical student at Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts.
Understanding the As-a-Jew Jew
April 17, 2024
To be a Jew defending Israel is to be suspect of tribal bias. To be a Jew condemning Israel is to be a whistleblower.
As Ready As We’ll Ever Be
April 11, 2024
I bought us a first aid kit, some LED lamps, and two more six-packs of water. I then went to the supermarket and filled up my backpack with canned goods.
Difficult Choices
March 28, 2024
Jews have always believed in the importance of higher education. Today, with the rise in antisemitism across many college campuses, Jewish high school seniors are facing difficult choices.
A Palestinian State Isn’t a Reward for Hamas. It’s a Punishment.
March 6, 2024
Statehood would be a disaster for Hamas’ cause. If the Palestinians had their own sovereign state, the world would have much less patience for their belligerence against Israel.
The Myth of the Homeless, Cultureless, Ahistorical Jew
February 29, 2024
At its core is a simple message: Jews don’t belong anywhere. At least not on earth.
On Losing Faith in Peace
February 13, 2024
Though I’ve lost hope right now, I’m thankful that there are those out there who haven’t.
Learning to Love Judaism’s Best Loved Book
January 22, 2024
Religious Jews are in near constant contact with the book of Psalms.
Peeking Inside TikTok’s Quran Book Club
January 4, 2024
Some of the new converts are donning hijabs. Others are not. Some are running to their local mosques. Others are doing this all online.
Is Israel the Most Dangerous Place to Be a Jew?
December 21, 2023
Israel has long presented itself as the guarantor of Jewish security—but can we really say that this is true in the wake of Oct. 7th?
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