What Israel Can Offer Africa
The Jewish state has a growing role to play on the continent.
December 1, 2022
Why Birthright’s Funding Problems Should Worry American Jews
The program that has accomplished so much shouldn’t be allowed to falter.
Due to rising costs and a reported decrease in donations, Birthright Israel—a program that gives young American Jews free trips to the Jewish state—declared that it will only be sponsoring 23,500 participants in 2023, as opposed to 35,000 this year. Jonathan Tobin comments on the program’s successes, and what might be lost by its decline:
December 1, 2022
In Trying to Show That There Are No “Bad Jews,” a New Book Declares That the Only Good Jews Are Leftists
No good Jew goes unpunished.
Why Birthright’s Funding Problems Should Worry American Jews
The program that has accomplished so much shouldn’t be allowed to falter.
How Felix Frankfurter Traded Judaism for Democracy
The story of the nation’s third Jewish Supreme Court justice.
The Largest-Ever Study of Medieval Jewish Genetics Shows a Population More Diverse Than Expected
Some were more European than today’s Ashkenazim, other more Middle Eastern.