The shofar strains to be heard
Amongst the loudness of war
Under rockets
Under wails
Can you even hear her this year?
We used to think she was boisterous
Her voice would resound.
But even storms with their thunders
Are hardly heard now.
The shofar strains to speak, “wake up.”
How do we hear
When her voice is so soft?
It’s still and small- a whispering thought.
“is she even there,” I wonder inside…
Or are we the shofar this time?
CCTV footage shows the attacker pushing the Jewish man against a wall and attempting to choke him, while the victim fights him off.
With a university filled with silence from administrators, as well as anger and indifference to the plight of persecuted Jewish students, we Jewish academics need to shift our focus.
From Auschwitz to a Rebbe’s yahrzeit. From a child’s hometown to his grandfather’s grave. From mourning to memory to hope. The journey I did not plan turned out to be the one I needed most.
Sports bring us together in a remarkable way, while creating lifelong memories.
Both countries are safe and have much to offer westerners.
To be a stand-up comedian, besides being funny, you must hate spending too much time with people.
The decision for Republicans is between pro-Trump and pre-Trump factions, representing dramatically different constituencies and focused on equally dramatically different policy goals.
The stories of the Jewish suffering in Arab lands during World War II and beyond needs to be kept alive. If I can change one young person’s mind, I feel I’ll have accomplished my mission.
A “joke” on the possible death of a president doesn’t win you the glory of becoming a free speech martyr with your Trump-hating comrades. It just makes you a lousy comedian.
The announcement follows a difficult year in which the school struggled to raise funds to ensure its continued operation.
At a time when our world is awash with so much danger and anxiety, is it appropriate to just sit there and laugh your head off?
Bilzerian is running a primary campaign to replace Florida Republican Randy Fine.
The question we should be asking right now is not: will this happen again? It absolutely could happen again. But what ideological systems are creating today’s moral contagion?
The goal is to nurture the students’ social, emotional, and academic skills, helping them discover new ideas, contextualize what’s happening today, and address the rise in antisemitism.
Alex Sinclair’s post about his interaction with police went viral.
It is this balance—of remembrance and renewal, sacrifice and pride—that defines Israel. And perhaps, more than anything, it is what sustains the spirit of its people.
We cannot afford to wait for the next tragedy to demand better.
She encouraged the room full of women to use their voice and influence their networks, as well as get involved as much as possible.
A president who cannot name antisemitism and a faculty member who cannot name a single incident are not defending Sarah Lawrence. They are defining its failure.
The good news is that the only people paying attention to antisemitism are the antisemites themselves. Most Jews, and most everyone else, haven’t noticed a thing.
