Shuki Friedman / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Shuki Friedman / JNS.org
Resolve and Optimism Between Yom Hashoah and Israel’s National Holidays
JNS.org - When I was debating whether to join a command course in the army, my late grandmother Esther told me, “In Auschwitz, we didn’t...
In a Contentious Election Season, Israelis Should Look to Our Shared Covenant
JNS.org - A lovely piyyut sung during the Yom Kippur evening service beseeches the Creator to “look to the brit (covenant) and not to the...
The Crisis With Russia Presents Israel With a Terrible Dilemma
JNS.org - Based on information coming out of Russia, President Vladimir Putin is clearly working to hobble Jewish and Israeli organizations in the country, particularly...
Israel and the US: Danger Just Around the Corner
JNS.org - A strong US relationship with Israel depends on broad support for the Jewish state among American citizens. At first glance, a survey published...
Poverty in the Haredi Sector Is Not Destiny
JNS.org - From the Kempinski Hotel where he is vacationing in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri has released a video accusing the...
AIPAC’s Gamble
JNS.org - The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the pro-Israel lobby in Washington, recently announced that it would no longer confine itself to its...
Elect Judges, Not Party Loyalists
JNS.org - When Israeli Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar published the list of candidates for the Supreme Court, ahead of the expected appointment of four new...
From the Status Quo to the Present Day: Sabbath Observance in Israel
JNS.org - The illusion that the Orthodox Jewish standard of Sabbath observance is kept by the majority of Israelis is fading away. This “status quo” that...
