Current Issues

Don't confuse racism with hard-earned excellence.

Society

Jew-Haters, Right and Left

by Jeff Jacoby

If the long, bitter history of antisemitism teaches anything, it is that "the oldest hatred" can take any shape and adapt to any ideology.

January 1: Five Jewish Facts

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Society

The Hanukkah Expulsion of American Jews

During the Civil War, General Ulysses Grant expelled American Jews from their homes during Hanukkah.

Society

What Was So Great about the 2010s?

by Jeff Jacoby

Amid all the bad news, we are living in the best era our species has ever known.

Society

Huge Cache of Nazi-Looted Art

The public can finally see paintings from one of the largest Nazi-era collections of stolen art.

Society

Secrets of Success from America's Best Defense Attorney

by Rabbi Levi Welton

Three life lessons from the legendary Ben Brafman that everyone should learn.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Denying Anti-Semitism and Terrorism

Camouflaging reality can’t hide the truth.

Society

Trump's Executive Order on Combating Anti-Semitism: Why the Ruckus?

by Alyza Lewin, JNS.org

Applying Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to Jews is not new. It's the “adoption” of the IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism that’s causing all the commotion.

Society

It's Time to be a Maccabee

by Rabbi Reuven J. Epstein

The Hanukkah battle isn't over.

Society

Student who Sued NYU for Anti-Semitism: Trump has Empowered Jews on Campus

by Adela Cojab Moadeb

When I sued NYU for campus anti-Semitism, college leaders shrugged. It took the US president to do something about it.

Society

Goodbye Jeremy Corbyn

by Ollie Anisfeld

This battle is over but we still have a war to fight.

Science & Medicine

The Song of the Horse

Contemplating the horse’s vitality and service.

Science & Medicine

Hospice: A Jewish View

by Galia Berry

Angel of mercy or angel of death? A cautionary tale.

Dear Emuna

My Husband Seems to Love My Kids More Than Me

He's more interested in talking to them and I frequently feel like the fifth wheel.

Science & Medicine

A Doctor’s Diary: Witnessing God's Handiwork

by Dr. Geoffrey Simmons

Like a well-written, trillion-page novel, every step, twist and turn of a fetus's development seems to follow an all-encompassing plan.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Sacha Baron Cohen, Facebook and Antisemitism

We need to fundamentally reevaluate how “the greatest propaganda machine in history” spreads hate, conspiracies and lies.

Arts

It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

by Judy Gruen

The new film about Fred Rogers and a cynical journalist is a movie we need right now.

Science & Medicine

The Song of the Lion

The meaning of his song is more powerful than its roar.

At Home in Jerusalem PODCAST

PODCAST: Tech Talk with Rebbetzin Tzipora Heller

by Heather Dean

The consequence of losing ourselves online.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Ok Boomer: Inter-Generational Warfare

More and more young people are thinking that the older generation are incapable of offering rational opinions.

Society

Make a Wish: Creating Ripples of Kindness

by Ronda Robinson

How two men made it their mission to make sick kids happy.

Dear Emuna

I Can't Stand My Brother

We've had an adversarial relationship for the longest time and nothing has helped. Is there anything I can do to resolve this life-long issue?

Society

Disinformation Please: Facebook's False Ads

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

Should false ads be banned?

Society

Hitler’s Teeth

by Alexandra Popoff

The remarkable tale of Elena Rzhevskaya, the Jew who identified the fuehrer’s remains – and sat on the secret for decades.

Science & Medicine

The Song of the Ant

Studying the habits of the busiest creature on earth.

Society

Keanu Reeves' Grey-Haired Girlfriend

Why women are so obsessed with looking young. (Hint: Don’t blame men.)

Society

89-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Under Police Protection

Liliana Segre received death threats for standing up to hate.

At Home in Jerusalem PODCAST

PODCAST: The Power of the Jewish Woman

by Heather Dean

Learning from our matriarchs, Dina Coopersmith talks about the insights and influence that exist in every Jewish woman.

Society

Even in Auschwitz: Choosing the Possible

by Judy Gruen

Dr. Edith Eva Eger, a Holocaust survivor and trauma expert, channels her experience to help others learn to move past suffering.

Society

Growing Up with Anne Frank

Mindful of the pledge I made to our murdered relatives and friends, I know I've done far too little.

Dear Emuna

I Don't Like My Son's Teacher

Should I push to have him switched to another class or let him stay with his friends and make peace with the situation?

Society

My Encounter with al-Baghdadi’s Victims

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Shabbat dinner with three Yazidi women from Iraq.

Arts

Lampooning Hitler: Jojo Rabbit Anti-Hate Satire

by Judy Gruen

Award-winning director Taika Waititi skewers the banality of evil in his latest film.

Science & Medicine

The Age of the Universe: One Reality Viewed from Two Different Perspectives

by Dr. Gerald Schroeder

Can the universe be young and old simultaneously?

Dear Emuna

My Career is Taking Off Right When My Husband's is Winding Down

He wants us to travel and I'm committed to my job.

Society

The Best Things in Life are Not Things

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

How the holiday of Sukkot contains the key to finding happiness.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The Difference between Success and Happiness

Sukkot and the shortage of psychiatrists in Silicon Valley.

Society

Blessed are the Retractors

by Jeff Jacoby

Remember that study showing religious children are more selfish than non-religious kids? Turns out it was wrong.

Yom Kippur & the Power of Granting Forgiveness

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Yom Kippur & the Power of Granting Forgiveness

by Rabbi Tzvi Sytner

Stop giving so much credit to the person who hurt you. Discover the greatest gift of liberation you can give yourself.

Science & Medicine

The Song of the Dove

Understanding the coo of the dove.

Arts

A Very Brady Temple

by Lani Harrison

The original six Brady children reunited for A Very Brady Renovation. It's time for Jews to unite for an even more elaborate renovation project.

Rosh Hashanah: Your Million Dollar Check

Society

Rosh Hashanah: Your Million Dollar Check

by Rabbi Yisroel Majeski and NesProductions

Now's the time to realize your inner riches.

Society

Authors Snubbing Israel