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Dictionary definition of antisemitism. (Via JTA)
Dave Sunday
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The importance of defining antisemitism
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism provides a widely used framework for identifying contemporary antisemitism.
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Estate planningEstate plan design: Last will and testament versus revocable living trust
By Matthew F. Schwartz and John P. Montoya
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September 24, 2026, 10:50 am
Estate plan design: Last will and testament versus revocable living trust
You may think that having a significant amount of wealth in retirement accounts would support using a will, but a trust is often a better solution.
By Matthew F. Schwartz and John P. Montoya
Rijksmuseum. (Photo by Cebas, iStock.com)
September 24, 2026, 10:49 am
A trip to Jewish Amsterdam
What I’d been looking for the entire time, I realized, was living Judaism, and we found it nearby at the Portuguese Synagogue, or Esnoga.
By Tim Miller
Dictionary definition of antisemitism. (Via JTA)
September 24, 2026, 10:42 am
The importance of defining antisemitism
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism provides a widely used framework for identifying contemporary antisemitism.
By Dave Sunday
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September 16, 2026, 9:54 am
A call to serve on Election Day
There is always a need for new poll workers. So, please, give it some thought.
By Andee Lowenstein
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor with the Special Jury Prize for "Naza" during the Venice International Film Festival (Photo by Ondine Goat, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
September 16, 2026, 9:45 am
Two screens, one choice: The lie of ‘NAZA’ and the truth of ‘Fauda’
Perhaps it is time to choose the truth
By Fiamma Nirenstein
The white marble Wall of Names positioned on the flight path (James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
September 11, 2026, 3:37 pm
On the 25th anniversary of the heroism of the passengers of Flight 93
We best honor the memories of the heroes "by living our lives by the virtues for which they gave theirs: Courage, Fearlessness, Patriotism, Fidelity, Faith."
By Rabbi James A. Gibson
New York skyline silhouette with Twin Towers and against the sunset. 09.11.2001 American Patriot Day banner. (photo by e-crow, iStock)
September 10, 2026, 10:50 am
Remembering 9/11
There is something about the moral clarity of September 11 that America seems increasingly determined to forget.
By Linda Argalgi Sadacka
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September 10, 2026, 10:40 am
Should we trust what students tell us about Israel?
Ask students a question, and they will give you an answer. That doesn’t mean they know much about the subject, have thought seriously about it or care enough about it to influence their behavior.
By Mitchell Bard
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September 2, 2026, 9:58 am
A friendship written in words
In 2009 JF wrote a piece titled “The Passage of Time, Life Reflected in a Cereal Bowl.” He had me at hello.
By Debby Tepper Glick
Kippah with Star of David. Jewish men's headdress. (Photo by Yuriy Komarov, iStock)
September 2, 2026, 9:40 am
Little things mean a lot
Antisemitic microaggressions are verbal, behavioral or environmental indignities that communicate hostile, derogatory or negative slights about Jewish identity, culture or religion.
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello
Union Theological Seminary (New York City) (Wikimedia Commons)
September 2, 2026, 9:34 am
The Presbyterians’ war against Israel: A call to action for American Jewry
Jewish organizations should document and publicize the Presbyterian Church’s record on Israel.
By Stephen M. Flatow
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August 26, 2026, 9:37 am
Don’t fall off
We must always keep our eyes on the bridge. It is all there is, and no matter how hard we try we cannot make it longer or change or control what lies at the far end.
By Jonathan Weinkle
António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, briefs the press after the Informal Meeting on Cyprus, Geneva, March 18, 2025. (Credit: Violaine Martin/U.N. Photo)
August 26, 2026, 9:25 am
The most important election no one is talking about
After nearly a decade under Secretary-General António Guterres, the United Nations stands at a crossroads.
By Danny Danon
The evacuation of the Israeli community of Morag on Aug. 17, 2005. (Photo courtesy of Israel Defense Forces, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
August 21, 2026, 8:10 am
The gamble
"The slew of painful images of Jews being forced from their homes forewarned what we would see broadcast via Gazan terrorists 18 years later."
By Sarah Kendis
Oakland and Cathedral of Learning. (Photo by Cam Miller via Flickr at https://rb.gy/r2yato)
August 20, 2026, 10:17 am
Curious about Jewish studies? Reject insinuations and join our conversations
Jewish studies is an academic subject, not an advocacy organization, and our colleagues hail from many backgrounds.
By Rachel Kranson and Michal Friedman
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