Brian Pikelny
Yom HaShoah known as Holocaust Day is observed in Israel commemorating the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust by the Nazis and their collaborators. It also commemorates Jewish resistance during that time.
Yonatan Herzfeld
Yom HaAliyah is more than just a celebration of immigration to Israel—it is a recognition of the courage, resilience, and commitment of those who leave behind everything familiar to start anew in the Jewish ancestral homeland Israel.
By Jeff Dunetz
Hate speech and Antisemitic incidents across the world have grown to frightening levels. The holiday of Purim offers lessons about how to fight the hatred facing the Jewish world today. On Purim, every Jew is commanded to listen to the reading of the Megillah Esther—literally, the scroll of Esther. The Megillah is a first-hand account written by Queen Esther and her cousin, Mordechai, who raised her; each of them is Jewish.
By Jeff Dunetz
It’s one month since former President Jimmy Carter passed away, therefore, we’ve waited long enough to tell the truth about the man. In a 2016 interview with the NY Times, Jimmy Carter said, “When you single out any particular group of people for secondary citizenship status, that’s a violation of basic human rights.” I agree with him. But why, then, did he single out the Jewish people for hatred. And why didn’t others point it out?
By Rafael Medoff
The popular image of the Jews who took part in battles for black civil rights is of liberal activists and idealistic college students. Yet several important early civil rights efforts in the United States and South Africa were undertaken by—of all people—officers of the Irgun Zvai Leumi…
By Jeff Dunetz
Last week, many Synagogues worldwide finished reading Genesis, the first book of the Torah. Those Synagogues will start the second book, Exodus, this week. The two have many differences, but one may be something unexpected. I am not a Torah scholar, nor have I ever played one on TV, but in my humble opinion…
