David Suissa / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: David Suissa / JNS.org
Can We Keep Politics Out of Yom Kippur?
JNS.org - Whether Donald Trump deserves to be impeached or not, with Yom Kippur just around the corner, the question on my mind is: How...
How Rosh Hashanah Can Change Your Life
JNS.org - There are plenty of somber themes at this time of year -- themes like repentance, atonement, forgiveness and so on. It’s heavy stuff,...
I Did the Math, and Don’t See a Coalition
JNS.org - In the midst of all the promises of “coalitions” after the razor-close Israeli elections, who’s doing the actual math? On one side, you...
Uniting Around a Big Judaism
JNS.org - When you feel under attack, you’re not inclined to think big. You’re more consumed with immediate threats. The Jewish world these days is feeling...
Slowing Down on Shabbat in the Age of Social Media
JNS.org - “We’ve been sacrificing the important on the altar of the urgent for so long that our lives have lost their balance and we...
Silence on the Left: Isn’t Security a Jewish Value?
JNS.org - About 10 hours after the horrible murder of 17-year-old Rina Shnerb in a terror attack last Friday, I was curious to see the...
Bibi Should Have Stood Up to Trump, and Followed AIPAC’s Lead
JNS.org - There are many angles to the still-burning controversy surrounding Israel's refusal to allow entry to US Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar...
Doubling Down on Shabbat
JNS.org - At a time of rampant assimilation and declining synagogue attendance, how do you get more Jews to connect to their tradition? In recent...
Can Jews Agree on Anything?
JNS.org - It’s almost a boring thought these days to observe that we are bitterly divided by our political tribes. Democrats hate Republicans, Republicans hate...
The Lubavitcher Rebbe Fought Antisemitism by Spreading Pro-Semitism
JNS.org - We take it for granted that the way to address the evil of antisemitism is to fight it. It’s a natural part of...
Ocasio-Cortez Should Visit ‘The Evidence Room’
JNS.org - It’s a sign of how politicized our national discourse has become that nothing is out of bounds -- not even the Holocaust. When Rep....
Israel’s Religious Parties Hurt Judaism
JNS.org - On the surface, the fact that Israel is headed back to an election only weeks after the last one looks like a system...
Within Judaism: On Being Versus Becoming
JNS.org - It’s hard to thrive, or even function, if you don’t feel safe. Emotionally, if there is no love in your life, an inner...
Tlaib’s Holocaust Distortion Hurts the Palestinian Cause
JNS.org - It’s a sign of how bitter our partisanship has become that even strong Israel supporters like House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) feel...
Iran’s Economy to Shrink 9.5 Percent This Year Amid Tighter US Sanctions, Says IMF
Scrambling to Limit Damage, Trump Tells Turkey to Stop Its Syria Invasion
Turkish Assault in Syria Weakens Iraq Kurds, Strengthens Regional Powers
Turkey’s Assault on the Kurds: The Silence of the Islamists
Europe Must Do the Right Thing on Hezbollah