A Brief History of Jews and Presidential Politics
American Jewish leaders used to insist that there is no such thing as “Jewish politics,” but their actions tell a quite different story.
Is Judaism Still a World Religion?
In a dramatic shift, the Jewish people has gone from being a worldwide people to being a first-world people.
What Do Children of Intermarried Parents Portend for the Jewish Future?
For the first time in history, we knew in advance that the winner of the 2016 presidential election would have a Jewish son-in-law – Marc Mezvinsky or Jared Kushner.
How American Independence Democratized Judaism, Too
The values of the American Revolution – liberty, freedom, and especially democracy – profoundly affected the small colonial Jewish community and laid the groundwork for Reform Judaism.
The Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant
As a Union general, Grant expelled Jews from his war zone; as president of the United States of America, he set a new national tone that helped usher in a brief "golden age" in the history of the American Jewish community. This year-the 150th anniversary of the Civil War-is an
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