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Revelry in the age of horror: A New Year’s meditation
By
Menachem Rosensaft
By 1945, the world knew what had happened and was still happening to millions in Europe, and yet there were celebrations. This is callousness
Yohanan Plesner
Repairing Israel’s social fabric in 2026
In the lull between the Gaza ceasefire and a contentious election, we must confront the questions that will shape our future – including the ones that divide us
Sagit Alkobi Fishman
What New York risks losing under Mamdani
Will antisemitism in the city be discussed endlessly, or will the powers that be confront it with seriousness and resolve?
from the blogs
Who won the war?
By
Robert Satloff
Israel retrieved hostages and the IDF controls a buffer zone; Hamas is still armed and ruling nearly half of Gaza. Define victory
Gina Friedlander
Please stop talking about the Holocaust
If you memorialize Jewish destruction but won’t support Israel, I call fake sympathy; I’m tired of people masking their failure to help today’s living, breathing Jews
Steven M. Albert
What happens when I wear my IDF jacket?
My kids feared I would attract a flood of hatred. It turns out they were completely wrong
Iron Beam and the end of cheap war
By
Mordechai Levin
The age of rockets and drones is not over, but the era in which quantity alone can decide outcomes is coming to a close
Amnon Beeri-Sulitzeanu
Ben Gvir is fighting against Arab citizens instead of fighting crime
Weaponizing the police against 20% of the Israeli public to advance his political agenda puts everyone at risk
Jeremy Saltan
Israel’s silent crisis: The reservists
My second-grader says I’m a hero. She also wants to know if I’m ever coming home. The work-life-army struggle is real
We helped build Nick Fuentes. Here’s how we can take him down
By
Bucky Apisdorf
To fight antisemitism among young Americans, the Jewish community needs to invest less in lobbying and debating and more in shaping online culture
Seth Farber
When the ultra-Orthodox leaders jockey for control, the whole country loses
Political parties have no business running religious institutions; it’s unprofessional, divisive, and devoid of public trust
Raz Frohlich
A code of ethics for AI in education
With technology advancing rapidly, we must jump in to guide its path with these 7 ethical principles, before the machines outpace our values .
From the blogs
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is a monumental move
By
Max Webb
Alongside a slew of risks, ties with the fledgling country offer rich trade opportunities and a base of operation against the Houthis
Stephen M. Flatow
Why the language of the October 7 inquiry matters
If Israel’s investigation asks, ‘Who let this happen?’ it will shift blame away from Hamas – and confirm the world’s worst accusations
Brad Goverman
Meathead and me
Rob Reiner taught me that in Jewish life, arguing isn’t a rejection of family or tradition, but a way of staying connected
Zigzagging to Eurovision
By
Ziona Greenwald
What with past winners returning their trophies, I say the contest itself is irrelevant; showing up proud despite the animosity – that’s the victory
Top Ops
Gary Epstein
Mea culpa – it was me
Antisemitism may well be eternal and so I’ll take responsibility for it, though I do find it driven by the transcendentally stupid
Gary Rosenblatt
Bibi on Ben Gvir and Smotrich: ‘I made a mistake’
A prominent American Jewish leader recounts how he shared his concern with Netanyahu, who in turn said he’d fix it. That was in 2023
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