Opinions

JNS columnist Jonathan S. Tobin on how Philadelphia Jews answered an anti-Israel bike protest, and why the threat it signals is not going away.

Gerald Platt on why Judaism measures a meaningful life by what we do for others, from a Warsaw guide’s story to Israel’s volunteers.

Jonathan S. Tobin of JNS says an Off-Broadway satire about Anne Frank shows how woke culture erases Jewish history and identity.

Mitchell Bard argues a Palestinian state would not end the region’s conflicts and that peace cannot be imposed on Israel.

Melanie Phillips argues that Marco Rubio’s Athens speech credited Greece and left out Judaism as the source of the West’s moral greatness.

A columnist argues that ordinary Israelis and a relief crew foiled a suspected suicide hijacking, and that the skies remain dangerous.

Mitchell Bard argues it’s time to stop debating Zionism and treat its success as settled, not something to keep defending.

JNS columnist Jonathan S. Tobin reviews last year’s picks and previews the new Jewish year with his annual Rosh Hashanah pundit quiz.

Rabbi Yossy Goldman on what makes Yom Kippur uniquely powerful and why it reveals who we really are.

Marilyn Shapiro reflects on High Holy Day gatherings past and present, and on placing a stone at yizkor in memory of loved ones.