Zionism Is Great for the World
David Suissa
December 17, 2025
After the massacre in Bondi Beach, it’s time to manifest a new vision for Zionism based on its true value to the world.
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A 1944 Hanukkah Message to America
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
December 10, 2025
Eighty-one years ago, while America was at war and millions of Jews were being slaughtered, the rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation delivered a Hanukkah message that resonates to this day.
Days of Hell and Love
Ayala Or-El
December 4, 2025
A year after meeting on a dating app, Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, 2023. Cohen spent 55 days in hell under Hamas; Troufanov 498 days under Islamic Jihad. Finally free and reunited, they tell The Journal their story.
Can We Have Productive Conversations on Being Jewish? Jonah Platt on Doing His Part
Brian Fishbach
November 19, 2025
Platt’s “Being Jewish” podcast brings him face to face with conservatives, progressives, activists, actors and his own family, to see if there is any ground left to share on the most taboo topics about Judaism and Israel. Especially in a world that rewards division.
Scaffolding Anti-Zionism: The Hate We Missed
Naya Lekht
November 12, 2025
Anti-Zionism is a lot more than ideological opposition to a Jewish state. It is the continuation of an ancient project centered on producing Jewish villains.
A Problem-Solving Politician for the Future
Karen Lehrman Bloch
November 5, 2025
He’s only been a congressman for two years, but Max Miller, proud Jew and proud American, is already making waves. The Journal talked to Miller to understand why he’s been called “the best problem-solving member you’ve never heard of.”
Righteous Among the Rockers
Brian Fishbach
October 29, 2025
As antisemitism continues to rise, a group of musicians has stood up against the forces of hate and built bridges through their music.
Can This Be The End?
Shmuel Rosner
October 7, 2025
As we commemorate the two-year anniversary of Oct. 7, there is hope that the hostages will finally come home and the war will end. But it’s still too soon to celebrate.
Zionism and the Sukkah: Humility, Unity and the Soul of the Jewish State
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
October 1, 2025
The fragility of the sukkah reminds us that the modern-day blessings of Zionism and Jewish statehood should never be taken as a given.
When Words Break: Rebuilding a Shared Jewish Lexicon
Shuki Taylor and Shlomit Naim Naor
September 24, 2025
Language is inherently social, but in polarized times, meanings fracture.
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Deborah Barer
December 26, 2025
Antizionism is Anti-America, Anti-World, Anti-Peace and Anti-Truth
David Suissa
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Delia duPlessis
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Rick Lupert
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David Suissa
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