Shmuel Rosner

This Week's Torah Portion- Parashat Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89)- begins with the completion of the head count of the people of Israel. God then gives Moses...

A second Intifada was too high a price for the withdrawal from Lebanon; a third Intifada is a tolerable price for annexation.

Moav Vardi describes the Israeli population's relationship with its allies and opponent countries around the world. Moav Vardi is the Chief International Correspondent in Kan...

There’s no better week to be reminded of a short lesson from the Mishnah in Pirkei Avot (“Ethics of the Fathers”): “Rabbi Hanina, the...

Rachel Isaacs was ordained in 2011 by the Jewish Theological Seminary, where she studied as a Wexner Graduate Fellow, Isaacs is the spiritual leader...

Four quick notes on Israeli politics: 1. A survey taken by pollster Menachem Lazar revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party are...

Shmuel Rosner and Matti Friedman discuss Matti's new book, "Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story of a Forgotten War," Israel's war in Lebanon and why it...

1. On May 24, history was made in Israel. A sitting prime minister is being tried on corruption charges. Benjamin Netanyahu will sit in court,...

Rabbi Mike Moskowitz is the Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the world’s largest LGBT synagogue. He is...

One of the maxims in many professional fields concerns the nature of force multipliers. If you have one fighter jet and then add another,...

Shmuel Rosner and Michael Herzog discuss the possibility of Israel annexing parts of the west bank this upcoming summer and its possible implications. Brigadier General...

Three successive election campaigns greatly undermined Israelis' sense of political stability.

Rabbi Wasserman is a graduate of Harvard University, the Jewish Theological Seminary, and the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Rabbinic Leadership Initiative. He has published numerous...

Akiva Bigman explains the Netanyahu doctrine: the vision and strategies behind Benjamin Netanyahu's policies. Akiva Bigman is a journalist for the newspaper "Isarel Hayom." Follow Shmuel...

It is important to ensure that Israel does not commit a moral crime as it strives to achieve its political goals.

For the second year in a row, Israelis cannot light a fire on Lag B’Omer. Last year, it was because of the potential for...

Rabbi Daniel Bortz founded Jteen of San Diego, an organization dedicated to educating and empowering teenagers. He then created SOUL X, an organization offering...

The unity behemoth is coming. A coalition of more than 70 Knesset members (perhaps close to 80), and a government of more than 30...

On the evening of May 4, the family WhatsApp pinged. “The Bibi show is on,” one family member wrote. The rest of us knew...

Shmuel Rosner and Tal Schneider discuss Israel's new government. Tal Schneider is a diplomatic and political correspondent for Globes in Israel and is a former...

Israel’s Supreme Court convened for a second day of discussions Monday, focusing on the coalition agreement. Is this agreement legal? If not, the basis...

Israel’s Supreme Court convened Sunday morning to discuss whether the president can ask an indicted person to form a government. The law specifically states that...

Rabbi Avi Strausberg is the Director of National Learning Initiatives at Hadar, and is based in Washington, DC. She received her rabbinic ordination from...

A new Gallup survey examined the image of Israel in America. The following comments address some of the issues this poll clarifies (or muddies). A...

Einat Wilf and Adi Schwartz return to discuss the english edition of their book “The War for the Palestinian Right of Return.” Einat Wilf is...

What does it mean to be American? Or French? Or British? Is it just me, or is this question asked more about Israelis than...

Reading newspaper articles about Israel’s new government can be misleading. Newspapers love drama and need controversy. If there’s no controversy, there are no clicks...

Rabbi Mark Sameth was named “one of America’s most inspiring rabbis” by The Forward. He is featured in 48 Famous and Fascinating Minds Talk...

Next week, Israelis will mourn on Memorial Day and celebrate Independence Day the following day. But these observances will be unlike previous observances. On Memorial...

Shmuel Rosner and Hizky Shoham discuss Hizky's newest book and the differences and similarities of how Israel celebrates Passover and its independence day. Hizky Shoham...