Society

The anatomy of complacency: What Kristallnacht teaches us about modern American ruptures

Kristallnacht's lessons warn of the dangers of rising antisemitism, political polarization, and the erosion of democratic norms in America.

A white rose lies at a temporary light installation as an action for humanity to commemorate the 88th anniversary of Nazi 'Kristallnacht' pogrom against Jews, at the Holocaust Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Germany November 9, 2026.
An Israeli soldier holds a smartphone near Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, November 23, 2023

Yom Kippur 2026: Does a text message or social media post count as a real apology?

The Israel at Heart current cohort with RUNI VP Jonathan Davis and Philanthropist Joey Low.

Twenty years on, Israel at Heart celebrates the Ethiopian families who made the journey twice

A historical look at how chance-based games shaped culture, law, and society in the Middle East.

Games of chance and society in the Middle East


What is the impact of online shaming and cyberbullying?

Like any form of bullying, there are deep consequences to this treatment of others and it’s impact on both children and adults.

BULLYING BY online ‘mean girls’ can have a deep psychological, social and emotional impact.

We need competence,not ideology

Many journalists and academics who dominate the public discourse are devoted to ideological slogans and allegiances.

A Likud party election campaign billboard depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen above a billboard depicting Benny Gantz, leader of Blue and White party, in Petah Tikva, Israel

The battle for free speech on university campuses

There is a coalition of extreme activists, mostly hailing from the international far Left, doing everything possible to ensure voices like those of Col. Kemp and Gen. Kuperwasser are silenced.

Richard Kemp

In Plain Language: Israel is real

If Hollywood is the prime manufacturer of make-believe in this world, Universal is the epicenter of that art.

 A MAKE-BELIEVE conductor poses before an imaginary trip to Hogwarts. .

This Normal Life: Foiled by the flu

It was the flu that finally broke me.

THE FLU was my cherry on top of an already unpalatable series of unfortunate events.

Everyone must serve

For solidarity, there needs to be a sense that everyone shares in carrying the burden.

IDF soldier who spotted would-be terrorists near the Gaza security fence

Poll: Gantz beats Netanyahu again, but still lacks majority to form gov't

Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu Party remains the kingmaker; Otzma Yehudit passes the electoral threshhold to enter the Knesset.

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, Yisrael Beteynu chairman Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Labor Party’s swan song

Labor and Meretz are at a political crossroads.

LABOR’S AMIR PERETZ (left) and Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz join forces on Monday.

Squeezing Iran

Much debate has been conducted over whether the world is safer now, and many liberal Americans have been shuddering in their shoes over the likelihood of Iranian retaliation.

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pray near the coffin of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran, January 6, 2020. Official President's websi

Parashat Vayera: An ideology of evil

The story of Sodom reminds us that when pride takes hold of a society, evil follows.

'The worst is when a society proudly adopts evil as an ideology.'