Promoting a Shared Society in Israel: Jews and Arabs Working Together
What’s the Big Secret about Sexual Education?
The current state of sexual education in our country leaves young adults frighteningly vulnerable.
Applying Lessons from the Talmud to the Kotel
Recently, Israel’s prime minister reneged on an agreement for an egalitarian prayer space at the Kotel. In the aftermath, what can we learn from the Talmud?
Overcoming the Obstacles to Effective Jewish-Muslim Dialogue
Imam Abdullah Antepli, a Turkish-born cleric, shares his insights on the current state of Jewish-Muslim relations in the United States.
Jumu’ah Mubaarakah and Shabbat Shalom
Writer and liturgist Alden Solovy shares a most timely experience from his Hebrew language class in Jerusalem.
Strange Fruit
After seeing the infamous 1930 photograph by Lawrence Beitler, which depicts the mob lynching of two young black men, a Jewish high school teacher named Abel Meeropol wrote a haunting poem titled "Strange Fruit." The poem was first published in 1936 in The New York Teacher, a union magaz
Set a King Over Yourself
In Parashat Shof'tim the people are told that they are free to set a king over themselves. But does the Torah command us to set over ourselves a king? And is a monarchy the best and most just form of government?