Posts Tagged: Jews Trump
What the Torah Says About Motivated Reasoning, and ‘Stop the Steal’
Earlier this week, a fascinating article in The New York Times caught my attention: "How ‘Stop the Steal’ Captured the American Right." The article argues that...
An Open Letter to My Rabbi: Please Don’t Politicize Yom Kippur
Dear Conservative New York Rabbi, I wrote you a note a few days ago about your Rosh Hashanah sermon, but have not received a reply from...
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...
Saving America: Donald Trump Is the Symptom, Not the Illness
Despite endless reassurances to the contrary, America’s core problems can never be fixed by ritualized political activity or elections. In essence, no American government --...
Critics and Supporters of Iran Deal Urge Both Caution and Optimism After Trump Announcement
JNS.org - Reactions from American Jewish and pro-Israel groups poured in following Donald Trump’s decision on Tuesday afternoon to withdraw the United States from the 2015...
How Jews Can Build on Billy Joel’s Call to Action
In the wake of the awful events in Charlottesville, Billy Joel’s fans got an inspiring surprise toward the end of his recent concert at Madison Square...
Trump’s Refugee Ban Echoes Past US Wartime Paranoia and Outright Bigotry
JNS.org -- There are many axioms reminding us that if we fail to learn from the tragedies of the past, we are doomed to relive them in...