Ideas

Religion and science don’t contradict — they just answer different questions

In our lives, and in our teaching, we reject the divide between religion and science, write the president of and a professor at Northwestern University.

Ideas

By chilling out on Rosh Hashanah, I made my Judaism truly meaningful

Despite the dwindling extravagance of our holiday celebrations, this writer feels a closer connection to Judaism than ever.

Ideas

Birthright should pay its non-Israeli trip leaders

The Israeli Birthright staff are rightfully paid for their work. The non-Israeli facilitators are not. Why?

Europe is propping up Iranian terror while demonizing Israel

Netanyahu’s annexation pledge aside, the two-state solution is already in deep trouble. Here’s why.

My family synagogue burned down in Minnesota this week. We lost much more than a building.

Why American Jews should care about voter suppression in Israel

The new Jewish left is the product of a peace process that failed

Hebron’s Jewish history is bloody — and Zionists still need to embrace it

What Israel still needs to learn from Ariel Sharon

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