Social justice

Foster family or residential care system? US study informs Israeli org. on how to care for orphans

Children placed in foster family care are more likely to acquire better academic outcomes than those who were not, mainly because of receiving developmental and preventative care.

 THE FOSTER families provide loving, stable homes for children to recover from difficult situations (Illustrative).
THE WRITER leads a service at her synagogue, East End Temple.

Reform Judaism and Zionism: The danger of misrepresentation - opinion

 Passover Seder plate with alternative fillings.

The Exodus is the Jews' foundational story - opinion

fallen soldier

Writing from the fire: War is not a theory you can debate from afar - opinion 


Only cooperation among all sectors can secure our future - opinion

Current political and social discourse is both deeply polarized and polarizing, and we must work diligently to protect civil rights.

  KKL-JNFdelegation at the UN Climate Change Conference held in Sharm el-Sheikh. Director-General Amnon Ben Ami is third from left

Radical social justice ideology is fueling US antisemitism - opinion

Unlike antisemitism coming from the extreme Right or the Muslim world, antisemitism on the Left is frequently spoken about as if there are only symptoms and no causes.

 US HOUSE Speaker Nancy Pelosi is flanked by Rep. Adam Schiff (right) and US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides during a meeting in the Knesset, earlier this year. ‘As a lifelong Democrat, I’m worried about voices growing louder within the Democratic party,’ says the writer.

Social justice and Judaism: The rabbinic voice can overcome polarization

Issues like immigration policy, criminal justice reform, and fighting poverty involve nuanced thinking, compromise, and the ability to integrate multiple perspectives.

 An image of Stephen Sondheim is shown on a large screen during the ‘In Memoriam’ segment at the 75th Annual Tony Awards in New York on June 12, 2022.

Economic inequality is the great plague of the 21st century

Zvi Stepak: “Inequality must be reduced. Israeli society is divided enough between right and left, between the haredim and the secular. We don’t need to add to this.”

 Zvi Stepak

Gabe Kapler is following in the footsteps of other Jewish activist athletes

The 46-year-old Jewish manager of the San Francisco Giants announced last week that he would begin skipping the pregame national anthem to protest the “state of this country.”

 San Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler (19) walks to the bullpen during a Spring Training workout at Oracle Park.

Former Meretz MK Ilan Gilon passes away at 65

Gilon served as an MK for nearly 15 years altogether, in six different Knesset assemblies.

Former MK Ilan Gilon (Meretz) speaks during a recent protest calling for an increase in disability benefits.

How did social justice become antisemitic? - opinion

There are still many who mistakenly believe that they can separate critical social justice activism from its antisemitic component. But this is impossible.

 A DEMONSTRATOR holds a Free Palestine flag at a Black Lives Matter rally held in Pasadena, California, last year.

Israel's younger generation brings back the spirit of social justice - opinion

In Israel, in 2022, the responsibility for social solidarity and the promotion of social justice is in the hands of philanthropists and civil society and less in the hands of the state.

 CULTURE COMES to the community in Jerusalem’s Kiryat Hayovel neighborhood.