Make The Kosel Plaza Great Again
An open letter to Anat Hoffman Dear Ms. Hoffman, Many years ago, we shared a stage for a panel discussion about Israel and Judaism. But you are a well-known public figure and have appeared...
Author: Avi Shafran
Orthodox Jews on the Upswing
A piece I wrote about the growth of the Orthodox community in Israel and the U.S. appeared at Fox today. It can be read here. Have a wonderful Yomtov!
All The Days of Your Life
I often feel terribly pampered. Especially when I think of my parents’ generation. At the age when my father, z”l, and several others from the Novardok Yeshiva in Vilna were captured for being Polish...
Agudath Israel on the Measles Outbreak and Reaction to It
Agudath Israel of America is deeply concerned about the recent outbreak of measles and the threat it poses to communities around the country. For that reason, countless rabbinical figures and leaders, including leading rabbis...
Blessed Bang for the Buck
Across an ocean but hot on the heels of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s not-so-subtle invoking of the hoary stereotype of Jews’ wily wielding of wealth – “It’s all about the Benjamins,” she contended, referring to...
The Essence of Israel
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got into a dustup with a television personality and a movie star, many of us felt reasonably secure assuming which side was likely more Jewishly authentic. And since...
Gripes and Grumbles
Like most people, I have all sorts of complaints about the world. That is to say, about some of the people in it. Like those who don’t know how to disagree agreeably, and consider...
The Emphasis on Empathy
I suppose it’s not so strange that I put the two experiences together. They happened a mere day apart and both involved buses. The first incident astounded me. As I stood in a line...
AOC and Israel
An article I wrote for JTA about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Israel can be read here.
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