Instead of contorting ourselves trying to defend Zionism when its popularity is at a low point, it’s more effective to call out the hypocrisy of all those who claim to care for the Palestinian cause.
If there is one strategic imperative that supersedes all others when fighting today’s antisemitism, it is exposing the falsehood of the imagined anti-Israel majority.
She has become a storyteller in a very Jewish sense, turning emotion into meaning and pain into poetry.And like the best of Jewish tradition, her work centers on ahavah, love.
I have a vivid memory of how one home in my middle-class suburban New Jersey hometown was decorated at this time of the year.
The movie that forced me to think more deeply about the lessons of Hitler’s Germany was a fantasy musical about witches, wizards and talking animals.
Now, in my seventh decade, I’ve experienced a drastic change — both physically and mentally.
Jews have been on the defensive for so long we’ve forgotten what it’s like to go on the offense. Reframing our fight in a winning way would be a good start.
Buckley understood that free speech doesn’t mean freeing yourself from speech you don’t like; it means standing your ground and confronting it.
Thanksgiving is an ideal time to seek out family stories. What gets in the way are those other stories that assault us every hour on social media and news sites.
Should you feel obligated to show gratitude just because it’s an American tradition? And should you feel guilty if you don’t?
