Tag: American Jews
Latest Pew survey: Young American Jews are increasingly Orthodox or unaffiliated
Young American Jews are moving in two very distinct directions—towards Orthodox or little Jewish engagement. That was one of the major findings from “Jewish Americans in 2020,” a new study by the Pew Research...
‘Progressive’ Democrats engage in regressive anti-Semitism
Depending on one’s viewpoint, it could all make sense. Supposedly, Jews oppress Palestinians in Israel’s territories, so they must be part of white supremacy in America. Supposedly, all Jews are wealthy, so they must...
“The First Man” And “America First” / Uncovering Jewish Meanings In A Time Of...
“The dust of the first man was gathered from all parts of the earth.” (Talmud)
More than anything else, the Talmudic ” First Man” signifies human unity and relatedness. “America First,” on the other hand,...
In reply to 140 U.S. Jewish leaders
What if American Jews read on the front pages of The New York Times and the Washington Post that Israeli Jews would estrange themselves from American Jews, if the latter chose to vote for a president who was...
Pew: US Jews are more likely than Christians to state that Trump favors Israel
U.S. Jews are more likely than Christians to say that U.S. President Donald Trump favors Israelis more than the Palestinians, according to a Pew Research poll released on Monday.
Some 42 percent of American Jews say Trump...
Jewish critics of Israel have a problem with Israelis, not with Netanyahu
The last time the outcome of a U.S. presidential election was as decisive as the vote held last week in Israel, Americans were pretty much unanimous as to what to call it. The word...
IDF enlistment officer describes ‘moving encounters’ with North American Jewish youths
“That was a real wow for me,” said Lt.-Col. Tzachi Revivo, deputy commander of the Meitav recruitment unit of the Israel Defense Forces, who recently visited North America and acknowledged being moved by encounters...
The Cantankerous Pre-History of America’s Jews
The conventional narrative of Jewish America begins in the 1880s, with the massive influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe to New York and other cities. Their descendants indeed make up the majority of today’s...
Russian Jews, American Jews in Israel
There’s more than a million Russian-speaking Israelis, taking account of those born here minus those who have left for what seemed greener pastures. And certainly when taking account of those who came before the...
Play ball! In Israel! With some hard-hitting American Jews
There is a moving, somewhat entertaining scene in the recently released film “Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel” where Moshe Abutbul, the mayor of Bet Shemesh, invites the 10 visiting American baseball players...