June 2024

Left wing Israeli leader Yair Golan alongside protesters outside the home of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, December 8, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Israel’s Labor and Meretz parties merge into new left-wing alliance called the Democrats

The new party is the latest attempt to stem the more than 20-year decline of the Israeli left.

By Ben Sales June 30, 2024 10:56 pm

French far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen (left) speaks as party President Jordan Bardella stands to her side in Paris, on June 9, 2024. (Julien De Rosa / AFP)

Far-right party with antisemitic roots projected to lead after first round of French vote

Projections of Sunday’s vote showed that National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, got some 34% of the vote, followed by a coalition of left-wing parties, which got 29%. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party, Renaissance, came in third.

June 30, 2024 10:14 pm

The Sit-Down Ideas

Legal scholar Noah Feldman on the 10 Commandments, Christian nationalism and the Jewish future of church and state

A push for religious symbols in the public square is “bad for having a culture in which lots of different religious traditions including Judaism are allowed to flourish.”

June 30, 2024 6:45 am

Tens of thousands crowd Tel Aviv park for first Nova concert since Oct. 7 massacre

By Deborah Danan June 28, 2024 3:31 pm

Protesters wearing Hamas headbands and masks at Baruch College in Manhattan, June 5, 2024. (Luke Tress)

As calls for NYC mask ban gain momentum, Jewish and Black advocacy groups announce their support

By Luke Tress June 28, 2024 3:25 pm

Sharon Kleinbaum led New York’s queer synagogue through crisis and triumph. Now she’s passing the baton.

By Julia Gergely June 28, 2024 3:14 pm

The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish hockey star will be a top-10 NHL draft pick

By Jacob Gurvis June 28, 2024 2:30 pm

Ideas

How to disagree as Jews in a time of deep schisms

By Rabbi Irwin Keller June 28, 2024 1:07 pm

A Chicago rabbi’s encounter with an anti-Zionist leaflet inspired him to make a new podcast

By Andrew Lapin June 28, 2024 12:15 pm

Meet Zeev Buium, who could be the NHL’s next Jewish superstar

By Jacob Gurvis June 28, 2024 9:30 am

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June 2024

Israel’s Labor and Meretz parties merge into new left-wing alliance called the Democrats

Far-right party with antisemitic roots projected to lead after first round of French vote

Legal scholar Noah Feldman on the 10 Commandments, Christian nationalism and the Jewish future of church and state

Tens of thousands crowd Tel Aviv park for first Nova concert since Oct. 7 massacre

As calls for NYC mask ban gain momentum, Jewish and Black advocacy groups announce their support

Sharon Kleinbaum led New York’s queer synagogue through crisis and triumph. Now she’s passing the baton.

The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish hockey star will be a top-10 NHL draft pick

How to disagree as Jews in a time of deep schisms

A Chicago rabbi’s encounter with an anti-Zionist leaflet inspired him to make a new podcast

Meet Zeev Buium, who could be the NHL’s next Jewish superstar

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