Shavuot Made Me a Zionist. Here's Why.
Shavuot made me a Zionist. Well, maybe it wasn’t just Shavuot, but that holiday played an important role. Why? Because when you grow up...
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Israel Is Our Positive Psychology
The concept of “learned helplessness,” coined by psychologist Martin Seligman, became the cornerstone of his groundbreaking “positive...
Of Oysters and Israel (Yom Ha'atzma'ut 5781)
One article changed my whole view of Zionism. Since I’d grown up in a strongly Zionist environment, from my home to my day school to my...
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...
Why Jews Should Defend Liberal Democracy
Liberal democracy is in danger. From Hungary and Poland to Brazil and Venezuela, democracy is in retreat. Even in solid democracies like...
In Defense of The Why: Judaism Needs a Mission
One of the things that make my job at JFN so rich and interesting is the debates, even arguments, that we have within our staff. I love...
“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...
What All Anti-Semites Have In Common
On April 16, Alain Soral, a well-known French anti-Semite, was sentenced to one year in prison by a French court for “negationisme”,...
“Together, Tribes of Israel?" Zionism and Jewish Peoplehood
A two-part essay for The Peoplehood Papers, volume 22 – “Israel@70: A Peoplehood Perspective” Part 1: How Zionism challenges the Jewish...
After the Siren: Yom Hazikaron and Gratitude
Israel has two major memorial days: Yom Hazikaron—the remembrance day for fallen soldiers of Israel and Israeli terror victims—and Yom...
Letter to My Son Going to Israel
Friends, I generally use the Jewish holidays to share ideas and insights on Judaism and philanthropy. But this holiday of Yom Haatzmaut,...
Shimon Peres z"l
Jewish Funders Network mourns the passing of Shimon Peres z”l, a true giant of the State of Israel, of the Jewish people, and of peace....
"Israel" (Jorge Luis Borges, 1969)
Dear friends, I was working on a message that would express my feelings in relation to Yom Haatzmaut, Israel Independence Day. Something...
No, Peter Beinart: Anti-Zionism Is Indeed a Form of anti-Semitism
This article was published in Haaretz, Apr 20, 2016. Zionism is one of the most inspiring and justice-oriented movements in human...
Honoring Life on Yom Hashoah
Well above the Arctic Circle lies Tromso, the northernmost city in Norway. During the summer, the sun never sets and in winter it never...
The Day After
Israel never had a victory parade. Even when military triumphs were outstanding and even miraculous, Israelis knew wars are not something...
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