Are Jewish Donkeys Suffering from Elephantitis?
by Alexis McNamee
Rampant speculations during this election season that the Democratic party is losing its Jewish loyalty are overblown. Yes, the results of 12 surveys...
Catholic Candidates, Voters and Contraception
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
From the announcement of President Obama’s controversial new contraception policy, to Rick Santorum’s unexpected triple-win on Tuesday—Catholics have determined this week’s news...
A Priest Bears Witness
Father Patrick Desbois is on a mission to uncover the mass graves of nearly two million Jews. Sixty years after the Holocaust, time is running...
The Jewish Jordan, King Amar’e, and a Kabbalistic Halftime
by Sala Levin
The Super Bowl is upon us, and this year the New England Patriots (owned by Robert Kraft, heavily involved in Jewish philanthropy) and...
The Jewish Jordan, King Amar'e, and a Kabbalistic Halftime
by Sala Levin
The Super Bowl is upon us, and this year the New England Patriots (owned by Robert Kraft, heavily involved in Jewish philanthropy) and...
Journalists Lynn Sweet and Ron Kampeas on the Jewish Vote
By Alexis McNamee
For more on the Jewish vote in the 2012 presidential election, yesterday we listened in to “The Jewish Federations of North America Teleconference...
A Moment With…Omar Sacirbey
By Sarah Breger
A June 2011 Pew poll found that 76 percent of Muslim Americans approved of President Obama’s performance in the White House—a figure far...
CAP’s “God in Politics” Forum
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
The Center for American Progress in Washington, DC hosted a forum earlier this week on “God and Politics: Examining Religion in the...
CAP's "God in Politics" Forum
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
The Center for American Progress in Washington, DC hosted a forum earlier this week on “God and Politics: Examining Religion in the...
A Jew Named Oscar?
Oscar nominations were announced yesterday, and Jews and Jewish-themed movies, as you might expect, were among the honorees. Woody Allen (yes, he's Jewish!) racked up...
A Case of Arab Democracy
Our January/February issue features the fourth in our series on Israel's Arab citizens: this one focuses on the pursuit of Arab-Israelis for equal rights in...
What We’re Reading: Election Edition
by Sarah Breger
The Highlights
The new issue of the Jewish journal Sh’ma, which focuses on “the Jewish electorate in 2012,” is full of interesting pieces worth...