(JTA) — During the time I served as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism in the Obama administration, I traveled across Europe, Central Asia and beyond, working with governments, religious leaders and civil society to develop...
In the face of rising antisemitism around us, many Jews are despairing of our place in this country. Without minimizing the effects of antisemitism and the work needed to combat it, I believe that we should not despair.
For the past 2,000 years, the...
Columnist Dan Perry, The Forward
• Published June 15, 2026
A war that began with immense ambition has ended with profound setbacks for both the United States and Israel.
With an emerging U.S.-Iran peace agreement, what initially appeared to be a historic demonstration of military dominance evolved...
By Jonathan S. Tobin, Jewish News Syndicate
• Published June 15, 2026
It’s a bitter to pill to swallow for those of us who have spent much of the last decade lauding President Donald Trump as the most pro-Israel president since the founding of the modern Jewish state. It’s equally difficult for those who...
A.J. Goldmann, The Forward
• Published June 14, 2026
Nadav Lapid is a filmmaker whose work has become increasingly ferocious in its indictment of Israeli society, nationalism and moral self-deception. His latest film, Yes, is not a plea for Israeli innocence, but rather a savage, obscene,...
While much of the St. Louis Jewish community has been focused on passing legislation designed to safeguard Jewish children from antisemitic attacks in Missouri public schools, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pursued a course focused on defending...
While we in Missouri argue over the IHRA definition of antisemitism, Israel under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pursued a course that is morally indefensible, counterproductive, and a danger to the future of the state itself — and the Jewish...
My temple recently published a message lamenting that we are living in fearful times. My temple is hardly alone in giving voice to a doom and gloom mentality. Many religious and other institutions, particularly those with a liberal bent, echo this sentiment....
The Book of Ruth is a story, on many levels, of loyalty. In the words of Lynn Greenhough, Ruth speaks the following to Naomi:
“You gave me friendship and community. I brought you loyalty and grain. Together we found sustenance and love and family....
With all the bad news these days, it was a great escape to watch a few minutes of the 2026 Met Gala with its avant garde, unconventional and boundary-pushing outfits. Held in New York City on the first Monday in May, the star-studded event serves as the...
With the governor’s signing of HB 2061 into law, Missouri has taken an important step to strengthen how schools respond to antisemitism.
Its passage reflects the work of legislators on both sides of the aisle who came together, listened...
A rabbi recently shared a story from a flight home from Israel.
While preparing for a Torah class he was scheduled to give upon returning to the United States, he realized he didn’t have access to the material he needed. Through a series of last-minute...
