When I was elected president of Israel, my wife Michal and I privately celebrated for another reason, besides the great responsibility and trust placed in me: the fact that from now on, we would have...
31 May, 2025
(May 25, 2022 / Jewish Journal) Is it possible that our fight against anti-Semitism has become so loud and alarmist that it could backfire and become counterproductive? We rarely ask this question,...
(May 16, 2022 / CAMERA) Numerous international news headlines that covered the violence at Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral Friday withhold key information, which revealed more about...
(May 12, 2022 / JNS) There was a time when Jewish people’s faith in the one G-d of Israel was challenged on a regular basis. During the Crusades, many thousands of Jews were forced to choose between...
(May 11, 2022 / Jewish Journal) Last week, I spoke at Park Avenue Synagogue (PAS) in New York City on the complexities of being a Zionist activist. I shared my own experiences of feeling ostracized...
(May 8, 2022 / JNS) It is sound practice to examine one’s own behavior before casting aspersions on that of others. But self-reflection in the Jewish context is all too often an exercise in directing...