U.S. Embassy Relocation Law does not recognize Jerusalem as part of Israel
There is a fundamental misunderstanding, which is that if the US recognizes Jerusalem as capital of Israel, that would mean that the US recognizes Jerusalem as part of Israel.
However, the US embassy relocation legislation...
Why I was circumcised for my barmitzvah
Nathan Cohen faced a profound dilemma ahead of his Jewish coming of age.
The youngster, who attends King David High School in Liverpool, explains: “My dad isn’t Jewish and my family isn’t observant, so I...
Why I made aliyah – and you should too
"We are building Jerusalem in England’s green and pleasant land.” These are the words that came to mind as I read Jonathan Boyd’s article (JC May 12) celebrating the rejuvenation of Anglo-Jewry. This, he explains,...
Yes, Virginia, there are Jews there
First, the bad news. Shockingly, we have all been hearing and reading about vicious anti-Semitic attacks in Europe: shootings, stabbings, political leaders rabble-rousing crowds to rise up against Jewish communities and to blame them...
Misrepresenting Israel
In preparing for next week’s visit to Israel, it’s important that President Donald Trump and his team get an accurate reading on where Israelis and Palestinians stand on the peace process, what compromises they...
Why You Should Consider Starting Your Family Earlier Than You’re Planning
This is part four of my series on fertility challenges within the American Jewish community that started in the now shuttered altFem magazine. It is also the second part of my deeper dive into...
Welcome to the Jew-nited Nations
it was fitting that some of the biggest players in the United Nations – including the new Secretary General and Donald Trump’s popular ambassador – dominated the headlines at the World Jewish Congress’ plenary...
Better Functioning Of The Brain With Electricity
Up until recently, hacking was a term used for the invasion of the internal working space of a computer or some other modern device by certain humans for purposes of control and manipulation. It...
Yosl (Jose) Kozer, from a Yiddish home come the voice of Cuba
I got lost driving through New Hampshire's winding roads going to interview José Kozer, the prize-winning Cuban-born poet who recently visited Dartmouth College as part of the prestigious Montgomery Fellows Residency Program. When I...
Author of controversial ‘Jewish State’ bill insists it’s unprejudiced and fair
n June 2011, Avi Dichter, then an opposition Knesset member with the centrist Kadima party, started collecting signatures for a proposal he had been working on to officially define Israel as a Jewish state...