Israel Takes on Wikimania
by Charles Kopel
“Education is a human right,” declared Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner to an applauding crowd of six hundred last week in the...
A Goy in Jews’ Clothing
By Steven Philp
Considering the cultural significance of the kippah, it is safe to assume that an individual who chooses to wear one on a regular...
Israel Boycotts, Now Organic
By Aarian Marshall
Something’s afoot in the Park Slope Food Co-op.
If you are not a local of bourgeois Brooklyn, if the New York Times Metro Section...
Why Should Zion Mourn?
“The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate… and she herself is in bitterness.” These...
Strauss-Kahn—Still Bad For The Jews?
By Theodore Samets
The idea that France was set to have a Jewish president before the United States sounded weird, anyway.
Of course, some might argue that...
The anti-Manischewitz
By Adina Rosenthal
Move over Manischewitz; Jewish wine is no longer synonymous with the sweet, syrupy stuff used for Jewish ceremonies. The Israeli wine and beer...
A Golden Opportunity for Livni
By Niv Elis
It’s not clear why the Israeli left has shied away from putting economic arguments for peace front and center. But the recent explosion...
Pay No Attention to the Jew Behind the Curtain
By Steven Philp
Over the past year, more than half of all state legislatures have considered proposals that would prevent judges from consulting faith-based or foreign...
Going for Gold at the Jewish Olympics
Since 1932, the Maccabiah Games have drawn the finest Jewish athletes to participate in a wide array of events.
Not the First (or Last) Jew in Spain
by Hilary Weissman
While studying abroad in Spain this spring. I found myself unintentionally making numerous trips to the southern town of Córdoba– it served as...
Should Jews Play Richard Wagner?
Richard Wagner, the lauded 19th-century German composer of operas such as Tristan und Isolde and Parsifal, had an anti-Semitic streak.
It was more than just a...
Blame Canada (for Anti-Zionism)
By Adina Rosenthal
Canadian bacon isn’t the only thing that’s unkosher. Earlier this month, the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism (CPCCA), released its report concluding...