Echoes of Kristallnacht and the Morality of Resistance:
Israel, Public Opinion, and the Inner Struggle of American Jews
By David Cohen
On November 9th, the Jewish community around the globe commemorated the “Night of Broken Glass” – Kristallnacht - one of the most haunting moments in…
By David Cohen
On October 27th, we marked the 5 year anniversary of the Tree of Life tragedy in Pittsburgh. The antisemitism and anti-Israel bias that motivated that tragedy and that has been on the rise ever since – sits with us even more so these five years later as we still mourn tho…
By David Cohen
Though I began crafting this article before the horrific events in Israel, the larger themes, incredibly, have remained almost entirely intact. I sensed a real need in our community to begin gathering more in person – as a community. I also sensed a need to re-engage wi…
By David Cohen
One of the things I like the most about this time of year in the Jewish Calendar is the way we are able to wrap some pretty important themes into a period of just a few weeks. They are all important in their own right, but together, they serve to take us on a wonderful jour…
By David Cohen
As Rosh Hashanah comes closer in the Jewish world, individuals and organizations often use this time of year to “take stock” and see how their past year has been – and reflect on some new directions they would like to take in the months ahead.
And because we also har…
