Tobin’s Take
When a family is divided by politics
Jonathan TobinJul 30, 2020
Few things are sadder than when a family is divided by politics. But when it happens because of outside pressure and false accusations that threaten to destroy the...
Anti-Semitism, from Twitter to the Times
Jonathan TobinJul 09, 2020
Ours is a time when anti-Semitism is surging, and the popularity of intersectional politics has given new credibility to radical groups that are keen to link the war on...
Jews of color: a debate rages
Jonathan TobinJun 11, 2020
For those who follow it, Jewish demography has always been a contact sport. But when it comes to the question of how many “Jews of color” are there really in the US,...
The HIAS legacy faces the 21st century
Jonathan TobinApr 30, 2020
One of the unfortunate sidebars of the fight that broke out during the course of the selection of a new lay leader for the Conference of Presidents of Major American...
PA must focus on virus, not anti-Semitism
Jonathan TobinApr 17, 2020
Three weeks ago, something highly unusual happened. The UN praised Israel. The cause for this remarkable exception to the general rule of the world body’s...
The implications of communal shut-down
Jonathan TobinMar 19, 2020
For many Jewish communities in the US, this was the week when synagogues were abandoned. In an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus, houses of worship were...
What is Israel’s ‘Joint Arab List’?
Jonathan TobinMar 12, 2020
Winning the most votes in Israel’s latest election was a triumph for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party. But it wasn’t enough to end the yearlong...
Wait and see, most Jews will vote for Bernie
Jonathan TobinFeb 27, 2020
This is a scary moment for centrist and pro-Israel Democrats. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ overwhelming victory in the Nevada caucuses, coupled with the disastrous debut of...
They want to be the first Jewish president
Jonathan TobinJan 30, 2020
Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg both want to be the nation’s first Jewish president. But they couldn’t possibly be more different. Sanders is a socialist who is...
Where is Bethlehem? Not a trivial matter
Jonathan TobinJan 16, 2020
There’s no escaping controversy any time that Israel or the Palestinians are mentioned. That’s a lesson the producers, writers and star of the long-running...
