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After George Floyd was murdered in May 2020, Susan Korn was outraged. The 30-something founder, CEO, and creative director of Susan Alexandra, a New York–based fashion company that offers Judaica-inspired clothing, jewelry, and homewares, took to her brand’s Instagram page to show it, writing: Today I feel . . . helpless, devastated, disheartened. I know this is a jewelry/bag […]

The show of solidarity was broadcast live worldwide.

Strangers, Widows, and Amalek by Sara Lamm

As you read this on your phone or your computer, you’re probably thinking – if this essay is about Amalek and the commandment in the Bible is to obliterate them as a nation, why does it begin with a verse  about strangers and the treatment of widows?  Stay with me. This is no mixup, and […]

A Hamas spokesman claimed the arrival of 5 red heifers was the motive for the Oct. 7 massacre. Rabbi Ariel countered, “They don’t need reasons to kill Jews; only excuses to feed the world.”

The article and video were full of several absurd inaccuracies. The presenter was preoccupied with Bible-observant Jews inciting war, while giving Hamas “militants” a pass.

A great deal has been discussed about the failure of Israel’s intelligence apparatus and political leadership to anticipate and prevent the horrific events of October 7, even in the face of clear evidence. I’d like to discuss, however, a more pervasive intellectual failure — the failure to recognize the threat that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs pose […]

Expert says former US president’s comments could ‘fan the flames of antisemitism,’ while chair of Republican Jewish Coalition defends candidate’s ‘own unique style’

It is my job to pay close attention to outliers. As the executive director of the Natan Fund, a foundation that supports early-stage nonprofit organizations, I spend most of my time thinking about the people not yet included in Jewish communal life. Who have we been overlooking? What new programs, approaches, or organizations might we […]

The groundswell of support for Hamas in cities across Europe and North America since October 7 is a wake-up call for anyone who cares about the future of the West. The problem isn’t just an emerging alliance between Islamists and progressives who seek the downfall of America and Israel. It’s the inability of Christians and […]

Polly put the kettle on, we’ll all have tea.” This endearing 19th-century nursery rhyme is catchy, but one is left wondering, “Put the kettle on what? What’s in the kettle? Why do you need to put the kettle on to have tea?” E.D. Hirsch Jr. — American literary critic and educational theorist — reminds us that these questions are […]

When it collides with antisemitism, it’s anything but an accident.

Over the last century, the vast majority of American Jewry became progressively, and seemingly inevitably, more secular. With an intermarriage rate of 72%, all signs have pointed to the imminent end of the largest and most important Jewish community outside of Israel – until now.