Ideas The Knesset just voted against Palestinian statehood. Here’s all the ways that’s bad for Israel. A vote meant to score political points needlessly harms the U.S.-Israel relationship at a critical time, writes the CEO of the Israel Policy Forum By David A. Halperin July 19, 2024 11:03 am
Ideas 100 years after his death, Gen Z loves Franz Kafka. Now they ought to read him, too. Social media is turning the enigmatic Jewish writer into a shallow meme, writes the author of a new novel based on his work. July 18, 2024 11:00 am
Ideas In this time of great stress, it’s important to grieve Mourning can restore individuals and communities to themselves, writes a ritual leader in San Francisco’s East Bay. July 11, 2024 4:24 pm
Ideas Americana meets meshuggeneh at a museum exhibit about MAD magazine By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 7, 2024 8:19 am
Ideas Why the Entebbe rescue almost didn’t happen — and how Israel is still wrestling with the same tough questions 48 years later By Ami Eden July 4, 2024 7:35 am
Ideas When the political stakes are high, Judaism doesn’t place all the responsibility on a single charismatic leader By Rabbi Justus Baird July 3, 2024 3:52 pm
The Sit-Down Ideas Legal scholar Noah Feldman on the 10 Commandments, Christian nationalism and the Jewish future of church and state By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 30, 2024 6:45 am
Ideas The battle over Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is over the future of church-state separation By Michael A. Helfand June 26, 2024 2:41 pm
Ideas The Reform movement’s decision to admit intermarried rabbis is good. Truly welcoming them would be great. By Edmund C. Case June 25, 2024 3:12 pm