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In the fight against antisemitism, passion isn’t enough
By Andrés Spokoiny - September 26, 2025 In the last few years, American Jews have experienced “the return of history.” Antisemitism,...


Is Doing Good Always Good? The Ethics of Contemporary Jewish Philanthropy
Today, the world seems caught between two poles in its approach to power. On the one hand, many in our society believe in Nietzsche’s...


Remembering to cherish: From Station Eleven to Jerusalem
Remembering to cherish: From Station Eleven to Jerusalem


A Maimonides for the Age of AI
The situation we face today will require us to go beyond a legal response into theological, anthropological, and philosophical territory,...


Israel Is Our Positive Psychology
The concept of “learned helplessness,” coined by psychologist Martin Seligman, became the cornerstone of his groundbreaking “positive...


Being Decisive in the Face of Uncertainty
JFN President and CEO Andrés Spokoiny's presidential address at the JFN 2022 International Conference, delivered in Palm Beach, Fla., on...


Z3 Project Presents: Andrés Spokoiny
Z3 Project Presents: Andrés Spokoiny


On This Covid Yom Ha’atzmaut, Let’s Hit the Reset Button
Many things that worried us tremendously a few months ago seem to have lost their urgency in the age of COVID19. As Bari Weiss noted in a...


Fighting Antisemitism Is More Complicated Than You Think
American Jews are anxious. Antisemitism and Judeophobia, which didn’t used to be overriding concerns in the daily lives of Jewish...


Before the Next Recession, Philanthropy Needs to Redefine Efficiency
In a crisis, short-term efficiency can be a shock amplifier. Long-term efficiency comes from building resilient institutions. This...


“No-Place” Like Home: The Utopia That Came True
The word utopia was first used by Sir Thomas More in 1516. He coined the term combining two Greek words: ou (not) and topos (place), and...
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