Former Fellow Flashback: Rachel, 2008-2010

This February, for the first time ever, the ISJL is hosting a reunion of all of the alumni of our ...

The Paradox of People-to-People Peace-Building

People-to-people peace-building works.It’s been researched and documented, in Northern Ireland, Rwanda, and many other places. Without people-to-people peace-building on a ...

Recreating the Rabbinate

In recent weeks, I was struck by a couple of conversations that got me thinking about what we do as ...

How Summer Camp Became A Jewish Thing

A history of this iconic institution in American Jewish life.

Modern Jewish Philosophy

Jewish thought in modern times has been shaped by radically new political realities.

The Pros and Cons of a Day School Education

One parent shares her family's thoughts about the possibility of her daughter attending a Jewish day school.

Your Jewish Future: Investing Is for More than Just Your Stock Portfolio

The American Jewish community is getting older. There is a graying of the Jewish community that is happening across the ...

Judaism and the Environment: The Time Is Now

It is a tree of life to those who hold it close and all of its supporters are happy. Its ...

Six Unsettling Truths Laid Bare by the Present Violence

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views ...

A Land for All

Those who see the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a purely political dispute over self-determination, territory, and security are missing the bigger ...