In 2006, Yad Vashem published a diary in which 14-year-old Rutka Laskier, a Polish Jew, wrote about her life for four months in 1943, until her deportation and murder in […]
One of my favorite Talmudic phrases, maiy nafka mina, literally means, “what comes out of it,” a sort of rabbinic, “So what?” For a study of antisemitism in this moment, […]
Daniel Birnbaum, former CEO of SodaStream and High Holiday Hazzan at Adath Israel synagogue for much of the late 1990s and early aughts, is offering $100,000 in cash or bitcoin […]
I was a high schooler in Jerusalem when the father of mass terrorism against my people, Yassar Arafat, died. His death brought me messy emotions: Satisfaction that this agent of […]
Of all the Jewish holidays, Kol Nidre services are by far the most popularly attended in most communities around North America. There is something especially grand and awe-inspiring about the […]
As one of my former colleagues is wont to say, “antisemitism is the one remaining bipartisan issue.” Sadly, folks from across the political spectrum use most of these antisemitic tropes, […]
With the solemn holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur behind us, it’s time to start planning the celebration of Sukkot – Z’man Simchatenu – Time of our Rejoicing. This […]
There are countless antisemitic ideas in our world; full books have been written on the matter. Thankfully, this article needn’t take 100,000+ words, as the ADL has helpfully boiled the […]
The Adath Israel sanctuary hosted over 650 members and friends of the Cincinnati Jewish community – including hundreds of people watching the livestream – gathered to commemorate the one-year anniversary […]
Antisemitism started early in Cincinnati on the first anniversary of Oct. 7, when Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 Israelis and took 250 hostages. A group of anti-Israel protestors wearing masks and […]