"A Shanda Since 1971"
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zohare Jacobi, like many others, found herself online more than ever. What she saw troubled her: “There was so much misinformation,” she said. “And so many young Jews who thought they had to leave Judaism to find spirituality.” At the time, Jacobi was working a corporate…
Photo courtesy of Shay Horse, 30 April 2024. UCLA is silencing the voices of Jewish students who are critical of Israel, an Israeli-American student who is suing the university said Thursday. Binyamin Moryosef, a fourth-year English major at UCLA is among more than thirty students, faculty, and community members who have filed a lawsuit against…
At this point, it shouldn’t be surprising. Just weeks after the ADL defended Elon Musk’s Nazi salute at Donald Trump’s inauguration, Steve Bannon throws up what looks like a Nazi salute at CPAC. And then, right on cue, here comes The Free Press—the fearless, supposed bastion of “free thinking” launched by Bari Weiss—publishing an article…
It’s been just hours since Donald Trump was re-elected President of the United States, and for many Jews across America—particularly Jewish progressives and Jewish student activists—the prevailing mood is one of dread. Trump’s victory is both a political shift and a profound moment of reckoning for Jewish institutions, which now face a choice between principled…
“With all the languages you learn, Akiva,” he told me, “you can’t let yourself forget your mother tongue.”