Elliott Rabin is the author of the forthcoming book The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility (JPS).
Community It’s Time For Jewish Organizations To Divest — From Fossil Fuels What do the University of Maryland, New York City’s pension funds and the country of Ireland have in common? They’ve all chosen to pull their money from fossil fuel companies. Despite the choices of many other faith-based groups, Jewish communal institutions are notably absent from the long list of major organizations that have taken this… By David Schreiber and Elliott Rabin Jan 15, 2019 | 3 min read
Opinion Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point By Emily Tamkin May 14, 2026 | 5 min read
News They texted about Torah and mitzvahs. Feds say they were insider trading By Louis Keene May 13, 2026 | 6 min read
Culture At Eurovision, Israel’s near triumph shows the limits of tolerance By Anna Goldenberg May 17, 2026 | 3 min read
Opinion I run The Jewish Theological Seminary. Here’s the real story about President Isaac Herzog speaking at our commencement By Shuly Rubin Schwartz May 14, 2026 | 3 min read
Yiddish World Interviews with Holocaust survivors reveal the richness of Yiddish By Jeffrey Shandler May 19, 2026 | 3 min read
Opinion The San Diego imam defended Oct. 7. His mosque still deserves our help By Rob Eshman May 19, 2026 | 4 min read
Sports An op-ed compared an NBA team to Israel as underdog success stories. Then the threats poured in. By Louis Keene May 19, 2026 | 4 min read
Theater In ‘Waiting for Godot,’ the tragedy and comedy of the Jewish experience By Robert Zaretsky May 19, 2026 | 4 min read