Elan Ezrachi
Here’s How American Jews Ought To Engage With Israelis
Rachel Cowan tried to heal the growing rift between American Jews and Israel.
Who Knows What’s Best For Jerusalem?
The entire world seems to know what is good for Jerusalem, but rarely are the residents asked what they think.
Zionists Have Never Been Fond Of American Jews
Community | Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipy Hotovely’s deplorable dismissal of America’s Jews is sadly not new.
Powerful Israeli Advice for Coping with Post Election Day Blues
What you in America are going through is what we have experienced for the past 40 years.
What American Jewish Fear Looks Like Through Israeli Eyes
American Jews are always asking Elan Ezrachi whether he’s afraid of Iran. How can he explain to them that Israelis are no longer worried about their survival?
Why We Need To Subsidize Teen Travel to Israel
Birthright is great at giving Jewish youth a free taste of Israel once they’re past high-school-age, Elan Ezrachi writes. But what about teenagers?
Searching for Normalcy in the Holy City
In honor of Jerusalem Day, Elan Ezrachi explains how the holy city has changed over the past century, and what keeps him there, when so many of his peers have moved to Tel Aviv.
Missing the ‘Experience’ of a Lifetime
One of the direct outcomes of the intifada has been the dramatic decline in the numbers of Jewish visitors to Israel. The most striking of all was the collapse of the “Israel Experience,” as the youth trips to Israel were commonly called during the 1990s.From the summer of 2000, when a record 10,000 North American