American Jewry

American Jews and responsibility for Israel - opinion

When American Jews openly stand with the Jewish state, does that make them legitimate targets for blame over Israel’s policies?

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Jewish Communities /Jewish Federations of North America 2009 General Assembly in Washington November 9, 2009.

Jewish Federations raise $30 million in emergency aid for Israel during Operation Roaring Lion

A controversial pro-Palestinian mural in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, depicting a Jewish star turning into a swastika, put up by a Palestinian business owner on Sept. 14, 2024.

Wisconsin adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism in state law

Protesters of the "buffer zone" legislation gather outside New York City Hall on March 26, 2026.

NYC Council approves ‘buffer zone’ legislation insulating houses of worship from protests


Republican Jewish Coalition faces leadership test on Israel’s fate at Las Vegas summit - editorial

With a visible rise in Republican Jews, the Republican Jewish Coalition has the potential to shape legislative priorities, help rebuild Israel and strengthen the US-Israel alliance long term.

Men wear Trump yarmulkes while waiting for U.S. President Donald Trump to address the Republican Jewish Coalition 2019 Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas

Jews cannot ignore the GOP anymore: Why I’ll be in Vegas - comment

The Republican Jewish Coalition is meeting in Las Vegas this weekend. Participating is an opportunity to recontextualize the American conversation around Israel and show institutional gratitude.

Matt Brooks, CEO of Republican Jewish Coalition holds up a kippah with the name "Trump" on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual c

Rabbi Alvin Kass, longest-serving NYPD chaplain famed for 9/11 response, dies at 89

Kass, the longest-serving NYPD chaplain, famously disarmed a hostage-taker with pastrami sandwiches from the Carnegie Deli. His career with the NYPD spanned 60 years.

New York City Police Department Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass seen giving the invocation at the State of the City Address at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Symphony Space in New York City, Jan. 10, 2019.

The great silence: How the American rabbinate lost its nerve - opinion

The next generation of Jewish leaders must rediscover that bite because soft sermons and viral hashtags will not save the future of American Jewry. It will be saved by courage.

A mayoral candidate forum hosted by B’nai Jeshurun, Congregation Beth Elohim, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, and New York Jewish Agenda on June 8.

From Yitzhak Rabin to Omer Adam, what events attract thousands of Jews to MSG? - opinion

Israeli pop-star Omer Adam sold out MSG, creating an intensely Jewish space of connection and joy, where Adam paid tribute to the IDF, the freed hostages, and even to Trump.

Israeli pop-star Omer Adam sold-out MSG, creating an intensely Jewish space of connection and joy where he paid tribute to the IDF, the freed hostages, and even US President Donald Trump.

'The Jewish South': Comfort and discomfort of southern Jewry - review

Most pioneering is her description of the Jews’ participation in the Confederate government and army, pinpointing by name the Jewish “rebels” serving in the army.

BETH ISRAEL Synagogue in Macon, Georgia, circa 1876.

Campus antisemitism is symptom of America’s lost values, Yeshiva University pres. tells 'Post'

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Yeshiva University President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman discusses campus antisemitism and Israel advocacy.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the main campus of Columbia University during the Columbia commencement ceremony in Manhattan, in New York City, May 21, 2025.

'Is Trump planning on building Jerusalem's Third Temple?' Haredi correspondent asks press sec.

Mishpacha's Jake Turx asked Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about the possibility of Trump rebuilding the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during a discussion on the new White House ballroom.

  A MODEL OF the Second Temple of Jerusalem.

American Jewry's final sermon: Is this the quiet end of normal Jewish life in America? - opinion

In the wake of October 7, as antisemitism resurged from campuses to city halls, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove’s warning about Zohran Mamdani landed as a mirror of American Jewry’s paralysis. 

 Rabbi Cosgrove

Hundreds of US rabbis call on Americans to back pro-Israel candidates

More than 900 American rabbis signed a letter urging voters to support candidates who reject antisemitism and anti-Zionism and affirm Israel’s right to exist in peace and security.

 Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York.