In recent weeks, observers around the world have been riveted by the bravery of the Ukranian people in the face of the Russian onslaught. Many recognize this unprovoked assault as Putin’s fever dream to revive Imperial Russia. …

The Path From Irresponsible Rhetoric to Real World Violence Why would a man fly across the Atlantic Ocean to take a rabbi and three congregants hostage in a small Texas synagogue? …

February 13 is an ominous anniversary. Sixteen years have passed since the murder of Ilan Halimi, the young, Jewish French cellphone salesman. …

Imagine a classroom full of high school students standing in front of a flag and raising their right hands, in unison, outstretched with palms facing down — the classic Nazi salute. Imagine the teacher is the one who instructed the students to do this. Imagine being a Jewish student in…

As an organization founded at the onset of the 20th century, ADL has weathered massive moments of change including the Holocaust and world wars, domestic unrest, economic upheaval, and more. Along the way, ADL has helped to make America a safer place for the Jewish people and for all marginalized…

Perhaps one of the most important teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King was the idea that you can’t change civil society through mob violence or terrorism. You change it through civic action and peaceful protests. In other words, the “good trouble” that Rep. John Lewis often talked about. Perhaps even…

By Esta Epstein and Jonathan Greenblatt The Jewish New Year presents us with an opportunity to renew ourselves and our world and to look forward to a brighter year ahead. As we gather with friends and family to celebrate the advent of 5782, it is a good moment to take…

There is a saying that a good teacher “takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart.” Those of us who, at some point in our lives, have been fortunate enough to have one or more teachers like that appreciate what that means. …

The Jewish New Year is a time for reflection and renewal, a chance to pause and take a moment to put things into perspective and to look forward with hope to the future. Almost by rote, on Rosh Hashanah we wish our friends and family a Shanah Tovah u’metukah —…