After 3 sleepy years, ‘Rip Van Jews’ punch back
Tobin: Finally, there’s a pulse! But Philadelphia’s not the new normal
If you’re looking for signs of resolve and a determination to resist antisemitism on the part of American Jewry, then Philadelphia was the place to be on Nov. 8. Still, any satisfaction about the …
Media
New York Times shrugs off its ‘blood libels’ amid twisted genocide lies
Israel’s ambassador to the United States accused the New York Times on Sunday of publishing “blood libels” that helped set Jews up for persecution. “There is no difference between what …
media + antisemitism
Lizzy Savetsky confronts executive over Meta’s Jew hate
An American influencer who receives regular death threats challenged a Meta executive at a gathering in Poland on Monday over the company’s handling of antisemitic harassment, prompting a …
politics
Haley Stevens showed courage, Michigan's Jews did not
Eleanor Roosevelt is often credited with saying, “Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, while others will leave a stain.” Michigan Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens’ brave …
politics
Inna Vernikov rips Bruce Blakeman’s ‘petty’ Elise Stefanik hit
Bruce Blakeman, the Jewish Nassau County executive who lost the New York governor’s race to Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, by almost 20 points, is drawing widespread criticism for attacking his …
Stephen Flatow
Amid haggling, Israel’s democracy keeps working
Israel’s politicians have entered that familiar period when campaign promises acquire qualifications, sworn adversaries become possible partners, and red lines turn out to have convenient openings. …
Alexander Smukler
Former refusenik asks: Who speaks their names?
The death of Boris Kochubiyevsky in Israel in October at the age of 90 reminded me of a time when the names of Jewish political prisoners were known throughout the free world. Their photographs …
chabad
Chabad shluchim draw strength at the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens
Coming to the annual Kinus gathering of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries, who travel to New York from more than 100 countries, is “when the lone trees come back to the forest,” according to Rabbi Zvi …
analysis
Israeli expert: Pickaxe Mountain site must be destroyed
Iran is working to convert its fortified Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex into a substitute uranium enrichment site to replace facilities said to have been destroyed at Fordow and Natanz, Brig. Gen. …
shoah
Dara Horn at Kristallnacht: Pick freedom over safety
Jews are always going to be hunted, according to Dara Horn, author of the 2021 book “People Love Dead Jews.” “We’re never really going to be safe,” she told JNS at a Nov. 8 event in …
news briefs
President Isaac Herzog’s Voice of People draws 2,500 applicants
Voice of the People, which Israeli President Isaac Herzog initiated last year, received 2,500 applications for its second round — more than double the number for its inaugural cycle, organizers …
kosher kitchen
Tarts and pies: Thanksgiving’s sweet finale
Everyone loves Thanksgiving turkey and all the side dishes, and everyone is full after the feast — but everyone still waits for dessert, the final act of this scrumptious meal. Pumpkin pie, …
Ben Cohen
Fighting antisemitism can’t wait for democracy
Here’s an interesting one: Does a country need to be democratic to commemorate the Shoah and apply its moral lessons? That question arose at the plenary conference held in Buenos Aires earlier …
Shane Shmuel
In New Zealand, conflict’s distant, hate is local
New Zealand is geographically fortunate. Surrounded by the ocean, it has no hostile neighbors, no rockets threatening its cities and no terrorist armies gathering on its borders. Israel lives in …
Chabad
Tradition! 6,500 Chabad shluchim from 100 countries pose at 770
More than 6,500 rabbis and Jewish leaders from more than 100 countries gathered in New York last week for the 43rd International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, the largest rabbinic …
politics
Israeli view: Democrats anti-Israel shift here to stay
After Democrats retook both houses of Congress in what has been widely described as a “blue tsunami” — unseating Republicans in decades-long GOP strongholds — Israeli experts told JNS they …
Safety Concern
Germany is still not safe for Jews, Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns
Standing inside Munich’s Ohel Jakob Synagogue, which shares its name with a nearby synagogue the Nazis burned during Kristallnacht 88 years earlier, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on …
art
Israeli artists strike gold at the Tower of David
A new exhibition pairing contemporary Israeli art with ancient gold artifacts is launching the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum’s year-long cultural program marking the 60th anniversary of the …
kosher kitchen
So many reasons to be thankful. Now let’s eat!
Thanksgiving winners: Joni serves up make-aheads (turkey stock, pomegranate cranberry sauce, maple yams, lightning-fast Brussels sprouts) plus a side of gratitude.
This week in Torah
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After boycott ride, Avraham shows way forward
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What the Alter of Slobodka knew about love
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Esau wasn’t chosen. He also wasn’t rejected.
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Those who hate Zion forget how Torah begins
Zion has always had its despisers. Recently, their numbers have increased. Anti-Zionism has been adopted as a fervent cause by a frightening variety of individuals and groups. What is …
Melanie Phillips
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The trillion-dollar campaign to conquer the West
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Alarm bells sound as New York falls of a cliff
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The global reach of a renewed war in Gaza
Diplomatic efforts to end the regional war launched by Hamas with its Oct. 7, 2023 pogrom in southern Israel have now returned to the place where it all started. Last week, the Board of Peace, the …
Ben Cohen
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Here’s why next United Nations leader matters to Israel
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Anti-Jew French violence was always intimate
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Fighting antisemitism can’t wait for democracy
Here’s an interesting one: Does a country need to be democratic to commemorate the Shoah and apply its moral lessons? That question arose at the plenary conference held in Buenos Aires earlier …
Books
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Israel should not be exception to critical thinking
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Khalidi’s bestselling omissions about Holy Land
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Dara Horn at Kristallnacht: Pick freedom over safety
Jews are always going to be hunted, according to Dara Horn, author of the 2021 book “People Love Dead Jews.” “We’re never really going to be safe,” she told JNS at a Nov. 8 event in …
On Campus
Here’s what real Jewish leadership looks like
Rabbi Dr. Mark Goldfeder and the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) delivered a decisive, precedent-setting legal victory this week that cuts to the core of how antisemitism is litigated and …
More Opinion Columns
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Celebrities endorsed a different ‘Free Palestine’
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Let’s not get too comfortable. War is coming.
Tehran sent a message to its Lebanese terror proxy Hezbollah: “We estimate that an American attack is a matter of time. You should be prepared.” Iran has concluded that another US strike …
Food: Dining In
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So many reasons to be thankful. Now let’s eat!
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Tarts and pies: Thanksgiving’s sweet finale
Everyone loves Thanksgiving turkey and all the side dishes, and everyone is full after the feast — but everyone still waits for dessert, the final act of this scrumptious meal. Pumpkin pie, …
Travel
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Sweet home Alabama: Deep South Jewish story
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Chabad in action, a year after Hurricane Melissa
A year after Hurricane Melissa, Chabad of Jamaica’s Rabbi Yaakov Raskin reflects on a soaring new statue and the island’s kids still healing.
Health
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First in Israel: Hadassah surgeons use spine robot
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Mount Sinai now treats strokes around the clock
Every minute counts: Mount Sinai South Nassau opens a $10 million biplane suite — no more racing Long Island stroke patients elsewhere.