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  1. Response ·

    Are Europe’s Restrictions on Jewish and Muslim Ritual Due to Christianity’s Influence or Absence?

    By Matthew Schmitz

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Are Europe’s Restrictions on Jewish and Muslim Ritual Due to Christianity’s Influence or Absence?
  2. Response ·

    Why Europeans Find Blaming the Jews Easier than Giving Up Meat

    By Anael Malet

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Why Europeans Find Blaming the Jews Easier than Giving Up Meat
  3. Monthly Essay ·

    Why Is Europe Repressing Ritual Slaughter?

    By Eric Mechoulan

    Countries across Europe are cracking down on ritual slaughter, making the position of observant Jews and Muslims there more tenuous. Is concern for animals really the motivating factor?

    Why Is Europe Repressing Ritual Slaughter?
  4. Observation ·

    In Israel and America, Haredi Jews Are Starting To Vote Like Everyone Else

    By Eli Spitzer

    Ultra-Orthodox Jews no longer vote in blocs and are now enthusiastic participants in national ideological movements. They may rue the change.

    In Israel and America, Haredi Jews Are Starting To Vote Like Everyone Else
  5. Observation ·

    How to Solve the Haredi Education Controversy

    By Eli Spitzer

    If outsiders listen to leaders of the community rather than reformers on the margins, they'll be more likely to come to agreement. Just look to Israel, where a new precedent was set.

    How to Solve the Haredi Education Controversy
  6. Observation ·

    The Specter of Satmar

    By Eli Spitzer

    How did a small Transylvanian movement become the most powerful player in worldwide ultra-Orthodoxy?

    The Specter of Satmar
  7. Observation ·

    Is a Jewish Language Really Still Spoken by Non-Jews in Bavaria?

    By Philologos

    Only in Schopfloch, as far as I know, have a large number of originally Jewish words survived in the speech of the local populace to this day.

    Is a Jewish Language Really Still Spoken by Non-Jews in Bavaria?
  8. Monthly Essay ·

    Jerusalem on the Atlantic

    By Tamara Berens

    Jews are pouring into south Florida by the thousands, remaking themselves and the area into one of the best places in the world for Jews to live. What’s driving this astonishing renaissance?

    Jerusalem on the Atlantic
  9. Response ·

    Watch Our Conversation on the Rising Power of Haredi Judaism

    By Eli Spitzer, Yehoshua Pfeffer

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Watch Our Conversation on the Rising Power of Haredi Judaism
  10. Monthly Essay ·

    The Haredi Moment Has Arrived

    By Eli Spitzer

    The balance of power in the Jewish world is shifting to the ultra-Orthodox. Can conflict with the current establishment be avoided?

    The Haredi Moment Has Arrived
  11. Observation ·

    Brazil’s Bizarre Love of Comparing Things to the Holocaust

    By Igor Sabino

    Frequent and outrageous use of Holocaust imagery is now part-and-parcel of Brazilian political dialogue. How did this happen, and why?

    Brazil’s Bizarre Love of Comparing Things to the Holocaust
  12. Observation ·

    A Futurist Looks at the Jewish Future

    By Max Singer

    What a rational optimist writing in the 1980s thought the Jewish world could look like in the year 2200.

    A Futurist Looks at the Jewish Future
  13. Response ·

    What New Jews (and Those Curious about Judaism) Can Do for Existing Jews

    By Ofir Haivry

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    What New Jews (and Those Curious about Judaism) Can Do for Existing Jews
  14. Response ·

    The Men Responsible for the AMIA Bombing Are Known—and Still at Large

    By Matthew Levitt

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Men Responsible for the AMIA Bombing Are Known—and Still at Large
  15. Response ·

    The Putin Anomaly

    By Leon Aron

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Putin Anomaly
  16. Monthly Essay ·

    The Prospect for Russia’s Jews

    By Maxim D. Shrayer

    Outwardly secure and flourishing, the community is a fraction of its former size and dwindling. What troubles the minds of those who stay?

    The Prospect for Russia’s Jews
  17. Observation ·

    The Soviet Jews Who Risked Persecution for the Sake of Matzah

    By Dovid Margolin

    Lugging suitcases or large woven bags—anything big enough to hold a carton of matzah without raising suspicion—tens of thousands made their way to underground bakeries.

    The Soviet Jews Who Risked Persecution for the Sake of Matzah
  18. Observation ·

    Why Is the Beta Israel Term for God Different from the Hebrew Terms for God?

    By Philologos

    The answer might help uncover the origins of Ethiopian Jewry.

    Why Is the Beta Israel Term for God Different from the Hebrew Terms for God?
  19. Monthly Essay ·

    The Twilight of French Jewry, the Twilight of France

    By Alain El-Mouchan

    French Jews are emigrating to Israel by the tens of thousands. Their departure isn't just about them; it's about the end of the French idea.

    The Twilight of French Jewry, the Twilight of France
  20. Observation ·

    How to Say You’re Welcome in Yiddish and Other Languages

    By Philologos

    And why we say it at all.

    How to Say You’re Welcome in Yiddish and Other Languages
  21. Observation ·

    Time for Swedish Jews to Leave?

    By Annika Hernroth-Rothstein

    When we ask for guarantees of our safety, we're met with speeches and calls for patience. This is not living.

    Time for Swedish Jews to Leave?