WRITTEN WORDS

Smart analysis and original takes on Israel, antisemitism, religion, and selfhood in a chaotic world tearing at the seams

ISRAEL & ANTISEMITISM

Trump says Republicans ‘don’t like’ antisemites. Don’t trust him” (Forward | 1.12.26)

More than 25% of Israelis want to leave the country. How did we get here?” (Forward | 11.26.25)

Trump has degraded American democracy. Now he’s aiming for Israel” (Forward | 11.13.25)

Why I don’t trust Zohran Mamdani to fight left-wing antisemitism” (Forward | 10.23.25)

This Israeli dystopian novel is becoming the Jewish state’s reality” (Forward | 9.26.25)

To save the Jewish state, pro-Israel Jews must break from Netanyahu” (Forward | 9.4.25)

Can the global far-right help fight antisemitism? Israel sure wants to think so” (Forward | 3.19.25)

Trump’s Gaza plan will cost Israel its soul” (Forward | 2.19.25)

This hostage deal is months too late — because people like me believed Netanyahu’s lies” (Forward | 1.15.25)

Far-right extremists stormed an IDF base. Their understanding of patriotism is dead wrong.” (Forward | 7.30.24)

Today’s antisemitism will not end when the war in Gaza does” (Forward | 6.27.24)

My fellow supporters of Israel’s war: We must grieve the horrifying deaths of innocent Palestinians in Rafah” (Forward | 5.29.24)

This Yom Ha’atzmaut, we need the humility to question Israel’s future” (Forward | 5.13.24)

Jews who blame Israel for antisemitism are only helping antisemites” (Forward | 4.12.24)

‘An act of faith’: I attended my first anti-Netanyahu protest — and confronted my own complacency” (Forward | 3.19.24)

"The hostages in Gaza need our empathy — not our hot takes" (Forward | 11.29.23)

"As a new immigrant to Israel, all I can give is my blood" (Forward | 10.9.23)

"I’m devastated by Israel’s judicial overhaul, but I’m still moving there" (Forward | 7.25.23)

"As I plan my move to Israel, I fear for its future"(Forward | 3.27.23)

"REVIEW: The Star and the Scepter"(Tradition | 8.23.21)

"As antisemitism skyrockets, both the left and the right have abandoned U.S. Jews" (Forward | 5.21.21)

POLITICS & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

"REVIEW: On Settler Colonialism" (Tradition | 11.24.24)

"Can You Hear the Ukrainian Cries?" (The Commentator | 3.27.22)

"Donald Trump Brought Out the Worst in Us. Now, We Need to Heal." (The Commentator | 1.8.21)

"There's Uighur Blood On Your Nikes" (The Commentator | 12.8.22)

"A Genocide in the Making: China's Uighurs Need Us" (The Commentator | 11.20.20)

CONTEMPORARY JEWISH ISSUES

"In Retrospect" (The Commentator | 5.9.22)

"It's Time for YU to Make Aliyah" (The Commentator | 4.11.22)

"We Say We Love LGBTQ Jews. Do We Really Mean It?" (The Commentator | 2.27.22)

"Love or Be Loved? The Dilemma of Jewish Journalism" (The Commentator | 1.30.22)

"How Do YU's LGBTQ Jews Navigate Their Religious Identities?" (The Commentator | 12.26.21)

"How Do YU's LGBTQ Jews Navigate Their Religious Identities?" (The Commentator | 12.26.21)