The Partisan Politics of Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S.
Explaining its June 24 decision to extend Ron Dermer’s post as Israel’s ambassador to Washington, DC for yet another year, the Israeli government cited “unique political circumstances.”
What Do Memes Tell Us About Jewish Identity?
The plurality of Jewish meme pages reflects the plurality of perspectives on Judaism.
The Yair Lapid Moment
Yair Lapid may be the most Americanized politician in Israel. Well, the second most Americanized after Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Year Israel Qualified for the World Cup
The Israeli national team has qualified for the tournament only once—the 1970 games held in Mexico.
Start-up aims to boost financial inclusion across Arab world
According to a recent study by the World Bank, Arabic nations have experienced a surge in adults who are accessing banking services. The World Bank...
In ‘209 rue Saint-Maur,’ Family Separation in Occupied France
209 rue Saint-Maur, Paris, 10ème—The Neighbours opens with shots of a Parisian tenement building as a mother tells her child the story of the three little pigs. The comforting voice-over drifts off as the mother pig tells her children that she cannot care for them any longer, foreshadowing themes of separation, struggle, threat and terror that are still relevant today.
Is Israel Choosing the Devout Over the Diaspora?
“The Orthodox monopoly on Israel treats Reform and Conservative denominations as second-class Jews, which is another reason why the American Jewish community is feeling less and less connected to Israel.”
In a New Documentary, Gilda Radner Returns to the Screen
Gilda Radner brought laughter and love to audiences all over with her skits on Saturday Night Live and her one-woman Broadway show.
Remembering Charles Krauthammer
I first knew Charles Krauthammer when I was a wet-behind-the-ears New Republic intern and he was a rising eminence, a scary and impressive senior editor.
The Orthodox Union’s No Good Very Bad Week
“In hindsight,” admits Nathan Diament, the executive director of the Orthodox Union’s policy arm, “our goal would have been better served by us doing it in a different way.”
‘#MeToo Meets the Apocrypha’: Folk-Rock Group Combines Judaism and Activism
Inspired by Jewish biblical texts and themes, the music also comments on a variety of modern American political issues, including environmentalism, women's empowerment and LGBTQ rights.
Discovering Science in the Zohar
Throughout The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown extols the importance of the Zohar, the classic book of Kabbalah, as an incredible source of knowledge from which...