2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (253+ words) Six in 10 Americans say they have a very or somewhat unfavorable view of Israel, up 20 points since 2022, according to a new Pew Research Center survey released this week. About half of them say they have a "very unfavorable" view of…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (700+ words) For Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park, creating and maintaining a multigenerational community is intentional. While the synagogue has many families whose membership dates back multiple generations, it was a generous donation 10 years ago that brought the idea front of…...

1+ day, 16+ min ago  (410+ words) Conversion therapy refers to practices that attempt to change a young person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Often presented as counseling, it can involve shame-based questioning, pressure to suppress identity and efforts to "correct" thoughts or behavior. Major medical and…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago  (850+ words) Let's take a short break from the imbroglio over delivering paychecks to TSA agents and funding the DHS to recall why we need a Transportation Security Administration and a U. S. Department of Homeland Security in the first place. Will the college…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago  (635+ words) The "Greater Israel" narrative " from the Nile to the Euphrates " is a modern reincarnation of antisemitic myths. The claim is not rooted in Israeli policy, strategy and action but in simplified, emotionally charged narratives that cast Israel as expansionist and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (409+ words) There is nothing inherently wrong with dissent in matters of war. Democracies depend on it. And the current conflict with Iran " complex, dangerous and uncertain " deserves scrutiny. But dissent carries obligations: intellectual honesty, moral clarity and a willingness to confront…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (447+ words) Something appears to be shifting across the Arab and broader Muslim world. The reported coordination among Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan may reflect more than a momentary response to crisis. It could suggest the outlines of a looser regional…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (569+ words) Ayelet Razin Bet Or That this news about Duwaji's social-media support of Hamas broke just as the United Nations began its 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women " the largest annual convening by the United Nations on gender…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (548+ words) The argument has become almost mechanical. "I am not an antisemite. I am anti-Zionist." It is repeated so often, with such confidence, that it has begun to function like a shield. Like a linguistic escape hatch, a way to redirect…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (242+ words) A Los Angeles jury's verdict against Meta and Google, finding their platforms liable for intentionally designing addictive features that harmed children, marks a turning point in the debate over Big Tech's responsibility. The damages " $3 million " are modest. The implications are…...