Savoring the Haterade: Why Jews Love Dara Horn’s ‘People Love Dead Jews’
I am a Jew. And I am alive. As a scholar of Judaism I spend…
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Battle of Antisemitism Definitions is Actually a Proxy War For Criticism of Israel
Last month, a global consortium of leading scholars released the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA),…
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Christian Nationalism Was the Loser of Tuesday’s Debate
If you’re pondering the question of who won last night’s final Democratic primary debate, one…
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Trump Gives Davos Press Credentials to Racist Conspiracy Outlet. Again.
One of the many despicable attributes of the Trump administration is its habit of using…
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Keep Jews Interesting: It’s Time to Stop Being Defined by Anti-Semitism
The recent publication of Bari Weiss’ new book on anti-Semitism and “bedbug-gate” have emphasized the troubling place the Jewish community has found itself in, embodied by Jewish historian Arthur Hertzberg’s proclamation that “The only thing more dangerous for Jews than anti-Semitism is no anti-Semitism.”
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Taking Evangelical Support of Israel at Face Value Is a Terrible Idea: A Response
Writing under a pseudonym in the Forward, a Christian lawyer dismissed the apocalyptic component of Christian Zionism urging readers to take evangelicals’ love for Jews at face value. But Chrissy Stroop, who was raised in fundamentalism, calls this gaslighting.
Read MoreRecent Debates Highlight Democrats’ Antisemitism Blind Spot—But It’s Not What You Think
Though Democrats have recently sought to condemn antisemitism, by defining it solely in the context of Israel they ironically force American Jews into an impossible situation.
Read MoreIf Not for AIPAC: What Ilhan Omar Should Have Said
I hope Rep. Omar is able to move forward after this unfortunate, second charge of anti-Semitism; to do less social media and more of what she was elected to do: legislate.
Read MoreHigh Jewish Voter Turnout—and They Don’t Like Trump
Eighty-five percent of American Jews vote. In this fraught moment of broad political tensions and razor-thin margins, those votes become even more important.
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A King for Jesus: What the Religious Right Sees in Trump
Trump is not a Christian warrior; he is, however, a warrior for Christ.
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