‘Just Things’ — Like What My LA Neighbors Have Lost — Are What Makes...
By Rachel Steinhardt
The antique silver menorah. The Shabbat candlesticks. The tiny tefillin set. The last remnants from Europe that my grandparents, all Holocaust survivors,...
A Dizzying Emotional Roller Coaster
It is extremely difficult to sleep through a siren.
During my recent trip to Israel, I was awakened in the middle of the night on...
Be Afraid, America. Be Very Afraid.
By Thane Rosenbaum
The terrorist attack by an American citizen turned Islamic State ambassador in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, which killed 14 and...
Critical and Opportune: Time to Take the Houthis Out of the Equation
By Aaron Goren and Enia Krivine
Sirens blared across central Israeli communities in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Dec. 31, wrenching millions of Israeli...
Waiting for the Middle Eastern Storm to Settle
By Sarah N. Stern
Just days into 2025, Israel is still fighting a war on seven fronts, including Iran, the Houthis in Yemen, Hamas in...
Resilience Is the Path Forward
By Eliana Mandell Braner
With Chanukah having recently ended, it’s impossible not to reflect on the holiday we have experienced.
My husband is a reservist in...
Piers Morgan, Candace Owens and ‘Haaretz’
By Ruthie Blum
The International Federation of Journalists was disturbed last month when the Israeli Cabinet voted to cut all financial ties with Haaretz, the...
‘Am Yisrael Chai’ Is a Way of Life
By Rabbi Leor Sinai
I remember growing up as a kid in Brooklyn, New York, singing the chant “Am Yisrael Chai” with great excitement and...
‘Judenrein’ Hollywood? The Troubling Trend in Jewish Representation
By Arnon Z. Shorr
Every year, as Hollywood shuts down for the winter holidays, an unassuming list makes its way into executive inboxes. “The Black...
Missile Strikes Alone Will Not Defeat the Houthis
By Yaakov Lappin
For two consecutive nights on Dec. 24 and 25, 2024, air raid sirens sent millions of Israelis for cover as the Houthi...
