Benjamin Koatz is a graduate of Brown University and a half-Ashkenazi, half-Sephardi, first-generation New Yorker.
Community Why I Used My Tallit to Disrupt a Christian Zionist Jubilee This story hits its crescendo as I am manhandled out of a church, gripping my tallit (prayer shawl) and kippah to remain steady, surrounded by the dissonant chorus of hundreds of Evangelical congregants chanting “Am Yisrael Chai” (“Long Live the People Israel”) to disperse Jewish protesters from their midst. Twisting those words of our faith… By Benjamin Koatz Jun 12, 2017 | 5 min read
Culture In season 4 of ‘Fauda,’ Israeli tactics come under fire — and so do the show’s heroes By PJ Grisar Jan 23, 2023 | 3 min read
Fast Forward ‘Saturday Night Live’ mocks George Santos’ Jewish claims By Benyamin Cohen Jan 22, 2023 | < 1 min read
Culture Why Bob Dylan’s haunting comeback album sounds just as Jewish as it ever did By Seth Rogovoy Jan 20, 2023 | 6 min read
Culture What David Crosby taught me when he kicked me out of his hotel room By Adam Langer Jan 20, 2023 | 3 min read
Opinion When all you can do about Israeli and Palestinian violence is scream ‘Enough!’ in any language By Jodi Rudoren Jan 27, 2023 | 5 min read
Opinion The East Jerusalem synagogue attack broke my heart. Now, Israelis must remember our diversity is our strength By Dany Bahar Jan 27, 2023 | 2 min read
Opinion We called Zionists ‘snowflakes.’ You gave us your thoughts. By Matthew Litman Jan 27, 2023 | 4 min read
Fast Forward Republicans reportedly vote to condemn West, Fuentes, Yiannopoulos, Omar, Tlaib at winter meeting By Adam Kovac Jan 27, 2023 | < 1 min read