Jewish Currents

Two heavily Jewish NY congressional districts are having two different Israel debates. In NY-10, Brad Lander is aligning with the Democratic Party's left. But in NY-12, where Jews are older and more tightly affiliated, no one has grabbed the left lane. jewishcurrents.org/rift-in-jewish…

On the new episode of On the Nose, outgoing editor-in-chief @ArielleLAngel speaks with outgoing rabbi of Tzedek Chicago @BrantRosen about what has changed in the building of anti-Zionist institutions over the last decade. jewishcurrents.org/exit-interview

NEW: After two decades inside the Democratic foreign policy establishment, Ilan Goldenberg is pushing to end the “blank check” for Israel. But is he willing to go far enough? My deep-dive profile of @ilangoldenberg in @RStatecraft responsiblestatecraft.org/democrats-isra…

In a new interview with @alexbkane, Middle East analyst @tcambanis says the possibility of a political settlement between Israel and Lebanon is undermined by Israel’s ongoing bombings and the exclusion of Hezbollah from negotiations. jewishcurrents.org/israel-and-leb…

No School in Umm al-Khair @JewishCurrents jewishcurrents.org/no-school-in-u…

Israel and Lebanon’s Bloody Ceasefire @JewishCurrents jewishcurrents.org/israel-and-leb…

We are proud of Abdullah and the writing he has done for Jewish Currents over the last year. You can read it here: jewishcurrents.org/author/abdulla…

Isaac Herzog, Accused by UN Panel of Inciting Genocide, to Deliver JTS Commencement Address @JewishCurrents jewishcurrents.org/isaac-herzog-a…

Last fall, Debra Messing drew national attention for posting a meme on social media that called Zohran Mamdani, at the time a candidate for New York City mayor, an “America-hating jihadist.” jewishcurrents.org/isaac-herzog-a…

New York’s Jewish Theological Seminary will honor Israeli president Isaac Herzog and pro-Israel advocate Debra Messing at a commencement ceremony next month. jewishcurrents.org/isaac-herzog-a…

"The teacher taught the students the English phrase 'open the road,' which came in handy when three balaclava-clad soldiers appeared on the other side of the razor-wire fence." Maya Rosen reports from Umm al-Khair's fight for school access: jewishcurrents.org/no-school-in-u…

What the occupation “seeks is a generation that fails, a generation that cannot read, cannot write, and cannot communicate its cause to human rights institutions." Maya Rosen reports: jewishcurrents.org/no-school-in-u…

In a Palestinian village cut off from its schoolhouse, children ask for education. Maya Rosen reports: jewishcurrents.org/no-school-in-u…

In late 2025, Jewish Currents reached out to two dozen Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank—all of whom the magazine had previously interviewed—to ask them how their lives had changed in the past two years. These are their stories jewishcurrents.org/dispatches-fro…

We're about to ship our Spring issue, featuring new writing from @tanvim, @williamalden, Zaina Alsous, Jon Danforth-Appell, Tareq Baconi, and many more voices (cover by Alfredo Jaar). Get it in your mailbox (and save 50%) with code JCSPRING50: jewishcurrents.org/subscribe

The goal of Israel's property registration "is to transfer as much land in East Jerusalem to state or Jewish ownership in order to prevent a viable solution to the conflict," one expert said. @Charritzjack reports on the JNF's new land grab tactic: jewishcurrents.org/the-land-regis…

Using a revived colonial-era legal process, the Jewish National Fund is quietly transferring long-inhabited Palestinian property into Israeli hands. @Charritzjack reports: jewishcurrents.org/the-land-regis…

"As director, I look at my staff—we have on staff a mother with a baby of five months. If they raid the office and arrest them, how I can help them?" jewishcurrents.org/how-israel-smo…

A new fund solicits donations from Wexner Foundation alumni for Jeffrey Epstein's victims. jewishcurrents.org/jewish-leaders…

Khaled Quzmar, former head of Defense for Children International-Palestine, discusses his organization’s decision to close after a five-year harassment campaign by the Israeli government. jewishcurrents.org/how-israel-smo…