A few days before Thanksgiving I was scrolling through Facebook and saw one of those “suggested for you” posts from an organization called Call to Activism. Although I was unfamiliar with the group, I was struck by the content of its message. It...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. During a recent concert of Latin American music in Los Angeles, one featured singer walked on stage wearing a kaffiyeh,...

Our Israeli brothers and sisters are under attack. So many lives have been taken. Families are bereft. So many are suffering the horrors of captivity. The depth of the evil perpetrators is unthinkable. In the midst of our pain as a People and as a Nation,...

Over a month has passed since Hamas’s heinous terrorist attacks, shocking the world and leaving a gaping wound in Israeli society and the global Jewish community.  What began as a horrifying massacre of 1,400 children, parents and families and some...

DRAGUIGNAN, France — In 1982, I followed lead tanks into Lebanon and first saw Israel’s approach to Palestinian militants who dig in – and under – refugee camps, hospitals or densely populated neighborhoods: blast away at a...

Like many Jews, I am watching with a mixture of horror and grave concern as college campuses around the United States convulse with anti-Israel demonstrations and, in many cases, overt antisemitism and vocal support for terrorism. More, as a university...

Wherever we look, whether at our synagogues, schools or a host of other communal organizations, it is easy to notice the decline of many of our local Jewish institutions. To be sure, this is something that is taking place all across the United States. We...

In the wake of the Hamas terror attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the Israeli military response, Jewish people in Israel and around the world have, at times, been posting on social media or otherwise saying publicly that people who criticize Israel’s...

Teenagers can be scary - beware! One teen alone can take on many different forms, and often parents don’t know which one they’re going to get.  Happy and hyper? Surly and sullen? Agitated with attitude? When one approaches you must be prepared...

Imagine being a Jewish college student on campus today. You wake up on Saturday, October 7, and learn of the most violent and murderous attack against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. In those first few hours during which the extent of Hamas’s...

Let me be honest: The state of events in Israel made me question what to write about this week. My usual attempts at comedy and wit just don’t seem appropriate. Those kinds of verbal shenanigans seem tone-deaf and uncalled for right now.  Trying to...

Representative should condemn terrorism In our efforts to improve the wellbeing of the women, children and families in our region, National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis works productively with many elected officials. But Congresswoman Cori Bush’s...