Politics
Poll: Biden’s Gaza conflict response gets mixed reviews among voters
American voters were split about evenly on whether President Joe Biden’s backing of Israel was on target during the recent Israel-Gaza conflict or whether…
Analysis
Netanyahu changed how Americans view Israel — but not the way he wanted
In 2001, when he was out of office and in what he thought was a private setting, Benjamin Netanyahu boasted, “I know what America is. America is a thing…
U.S.
White House science advisor sworn in on 1492 edition of Pirkei Avot
When Eric Lander was sworn in Wednesday as the White House’s first-ever Cabinet-level science advisor, the geneticist also made Jewish history — by taking…
Politics
Is pro-Israel advocacy in crisis?
When a Jewish Democratic congressman initiated a letter last week demanding increased assistance for the Palestinians following the latest Israel-Gaza…
Religion
For Conservative Judaism, an overdue audit of sexual ethics policy
When the Conservative movement censured an upstate New York rabbi in 2019 for a problematic relationship with a woman who had received his rabbinic…
Politics
For progressive Dems, antisemitism is the same as other forms of hate
As reports of attacks on Jews broke into the news late last week, Democratic lawmakers moved quickly to condemn antisemitism — but they didn’t stop there.…
Bay Area
For Bay Area Jewish progressives, this time feels different
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg was not asked to release a public statement on the flareup of violence between Israel and Hamas. Nevertheless, he felt…
U.S.
Antisemitic acts in US soared 80% in a month
The organization that advises U.S. Jewish communities on security matters said it recorded an 80% spike in antisemitic acts in the last month amid…
Analysis
How demographic studies have shaped decades of Jewish life
Earlier this month, the Pew Research Center released the results of its latest major survey of Jewish Americans, its biggest since 2013. If history is any…