
Rebuilding Jewish Strength
In the aftermath of Oct. 7, 2023, many Jewish organizations have increased their efforts to respond to a new wave of antisemitism. But too few have paused to ask whether their old frameworks are up to the new challenges.

In the aftermath of Oct. 7, 2023, many Jewish organizations have increased their efforts to respond to a new wave of antisemitism. But too few have paused to ask whether their old frameworks are up to the new challenges.

More than 3,500 participants gathered for the Israeli-American Council’s 10th annual summit, a gathering that happily blurred the line between serious content and Israeli vibes.

Soon we will know whether Iran’s newest uprising becomes another chapter in a long pattern, or the moment the pattern breaks.
For one thing is already clear: this time, fewer people are asking for reform and more are asking for an ending.

Howls about Venezuela and silence over Iran. What led us to such a dogmatic creed at odds with humanity?


After the massacre in Bondi Beach, it’s time to manifest a new vision for Zionism based on its true value to the world.

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.

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.

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.

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.




