Jewish history
Does history repeat itself? Recognizing the potential danger of modern antisemitism - opinion
It seems that when the term antisemitism is replaced by anti-Zionism, in a twisted manner, legitimacy is achieved globally.
A new exhibit honors writer Lore Segal, a child survivor and lifelong skeptic of easy truths
This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali
The high price of not listening: What Pharaoh teaches us about power and humility
One degree of separation: How Jews connect through trauma, unite in hope - opinion
By every rational measure, such repeated traumas should have left the Jews scattered, fragmented, and broken. But as our story goes, that’s not what happened.
Zionism didn’t start in Europe, and Ethiopian Jews can prove it - opinion
For more than 2,500 years, Ethiopian Jewish leaders preserved Jewish law, ritual, and identity in one of the most isolated Jewish communities on Earth.
Vayigash after October 7: Tears, envy, and consolation pedagogy - opinion
What Joseph teaches Israeli society today
Hanukkah: The Maccabees weren’t symbols; they were fighters - opinion
The Maccabees prevailed because they refused erasure – militarily, culturally, and spiritually. Contemporary Jewish survival requires the same multi-front refusal.
The Great Inversion: When Israel became the Diaspora's shield - opinion
It is no longer the Diaspora nurturing and protecting tenuous Israel. Now it is the reverse.
This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Prophet Zechariah: Not by might nor power, but by spirit
These words are a declaration of faith and a clear-cut explanation of Jewish survival.
Beyond the Headlines: First night of Hanukkah in Australia - opinion
A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news
This Hanukkah, my synagogue is illuminating our walls with relics of our Jewish immigrant stories
What better place to encourage people to learn and share their own immigrant history, digging out the details of who came when, from where and why?
Jews need new story of Hanukkah or risk losing next Jewish generation to disillusionment - opinion
It is time for a new Hanukkah, kind and compassionate, turning narrow nationalism into a universalist pursuit of the world to come promised by our prophets.
