Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million ...

The 13-month period that began with the eruption of the Israel-Gaza war on Oct. 7, 2023, and culminated in Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election was a disastrous period for ...

(RNS) — Many expressed relief at the prospect of an end to the two-year war but pointed out that ceasefires have been broken before. (RNS) — As the first phase of a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza ...

The trauma of the two world wars on European soil left the continent of Enlightenment foundering for direction and balance. Decolonization in Africa, withdrawal from the Middle East, and the rise of ...

“So…are you Middle Eastern?” I had just walked into the American Sephardi Federation office in lower Manhattan, where 20 ...

During the mayoral campaign, I spent more time than I’d have liked trying to address the hysteria about the risks of a Zohran Mamdani mayoralty. The issue of Israel came up constantly and my argument ...

The Sept. 11 event is set to continue the dialogue with a special panel where Jewish congregants have the chance to hear from a group of Muslim leaders about a shared commitment to peace. Also at the ...

Eighteen months ago, the award-winning Israeli writer David Grossman, who has served as a kind of stricken conscience of the Jewish state, asked in The New York Times, “Who will we be—Israelis and ...

An open letter to my fellow Jews (but you don't have to be Jewish to read it): Caveat: The proposal presented here may sound naïve, crazy and/or dangerous. I am not insisting that it will work. All I ...