Editor’s Note

The Jewish story in America is marked by an aspiration to thrive and contribute, not by a need to defend ourselves.

Trump is a narcissist with a deep hole inside of him that can only be filled with spectacular demonstrations of his power. Pretty much any action he has taken can fit that lens.

A passionate Zionist and renowned scientist shows us that “fighting words” don’t have to look like fighting words.

I can’t think of a better way to honor his legacy than to remember how he tried to bring our country together through the shared ideals expressed at our founding.

Imagine the outcry if a group of Jewish public schoolteachers would announce a “Zionist teach-in” for MLK Day. Would Mayor Mamdani allow such a disruption of a national holiday?

The butchers of Tehran love their own freedom to be butchers. What they can’t seem to stomach is to give their people the same freedom to be human.

It’s well-known that the hate that starts with Jews never ends with Jews. Hating Jews, in other words, is suicidal, which makes it even more stupid.

Imagine how Iranian protesters who are risking their lives must feel as they see demonstrations around the world about Gaza and not Iran.