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Traveling in Europe this summer, I felt unsafe as a Jew — but also empowered

by Zack Bodner September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

I am a proud Jew. I wear a chai necklace outside my shirt and a bracelet with a prominent Magen David on my wrist. A sticker of an Israeli flag […]

A large crowd fills Civic Center for a rally during a Jewish Unity March against antisemitism in San Francisco on Sunday, March 3, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

One year after Oct. 7, how do we maintain Zionist unity?

by Zack Bodner October 4, 2024October 2, 2024

a woman stands in a small conference room speaking to a handful of seated men

Visiting Israel reminded me of our people’s resilience and connection

by Zack Bodner August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

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At Z3, we have no time for false moral equivalence

by Zack Bodner November 2, 2023

A common globe thistle blooms near barbed wire at Gamla, in northern Israel. (Photo/Courtesy)

Israel’s contradictions are more obvious than ever — and that’s OK

by Zack Bodner July 14, 2023July 18, 2023

Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaking at the 125th anniversary of the first Zionist Congress, in the same ballroom where the original event took place. (Photo/Zack Bodner)

At 125th anniversary of Zionism, looking forward to Zionism 3.0

by Zack Bodner September 1, 2022

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Excerpt: Let me tell you why I ‘do Jewish’

by Zack Bodner October 14, 2021

Israelis take part in the Jerusalem Pride Parade, June 25, 2009. (Photo/JTA-Nati Shohat-Flash90)

To my children: Being progressive and pro-Israel go hand in hand

by Zack Bodner June 4, 2021

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Zionism 3.0: Time to step it up on Israel-diaspora issues

by Zack Bodner November 17, 2020December 2, 2020

a man stands speaking at a podium. a banner in the background reads "A VIBRANT DIASPORA"

Israeli and diaspora Jews are equal partners in global enterprise

by Zack Bodner December 12, 2018December 12, 2018