Ari Hoffman is a contributing columnist for the Forward, where he writes about politics and culture. He is an adjunct assistant professor at New York University, and has a doctorate in English Literature from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.
Ari Hoffman
By Ari Hoffman
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Opinion Debate | Should we use the term ‘apartheid’ in discussing Israel?
Human Rights Watch, a major international advocacy group, on Tuesday issued a report alleging Israeli officials are committing the crime of apartheid. Conversations about the ways in which that term may or may not apply to Israel have become more prominent in recent years. With this latest development, we asked contributing columnists Joel Swanson and…
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Opinion Every reason to celebrate Israel this Yom Ha’atzmaut
The last century witnessed more than its fair share of horrors, but also its allotment of glories: man landing on the moon, breakthroughs in civil and women’s rights and the defeats of both fascism and communism, among other great steps forward. Perhaps two of its greatest stories of the triumph of life over death are…
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Opinion Biden is pushing us to rebuild society. Let’s take a cue from early Zionists, and do it.
Standing at a podium at a carpenter training facility in western Pennsylvania, Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the most ambitious reimagining of the federal government since the New Deal. The American Jobs Plan, which comes on the heels of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that Biden signed into law in March, calls for an…
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Opinion What will history make of Andrew Cuomo?
When the city was laid low and he was riding high, Andrew Cuomo’s daily press conferences were essential viewing. Their style was somehow both low-res and hi-def, the janky PowerPoints and abandoned recreation room setting making us feel as if we were all in the same absurdist bunker. Sure, he didn’t have the same charisma…
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Opinion What Jews should learn from the Amanda Gorman translation controversy
Joe Biden’s inauguration was supposed to be a relatively subdued affair, transpiring as it did during a raging pandemic and the aftermath of a violent insurrection at the Capitol. The much-vaunted peaceful transfer of power was less a victory lap than a survivors’ huddle. There were no balls, no galas. Against this backdrop of grey…
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Opinion Catching a glimpse of the Jewish future — on Clubhouse
Jews have been talking for approximately 3,000 years. Despite having been written down for more than a millenia, we still call half of the commandments the “Oral Law,” remembering the days when they were shouted and whispered. For a while, this focus on the spoken word seemed out of style in the visual wonderland of…
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Opinion Trump was acquitted — now the hard work of leaving him behind begins
The results of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial are in, and they are likely to satisfy nobody. As expected, the final tally of votes fell well short of the supermajority needed for a conviction, disappointing Democrats who had hoped to finally land a knockout blow on Trump’s future political prospects. Less expected was that seven…
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Opinion To understand Sheldon Adelson’s mark on the world, look to George Soros
When a generation begins or ends often clicks into focus only in retrospect. Even so, the passing of Sheldon Adelson at the age of 87 clearly marks the end of a chapter. He was a casino mogul who made big bets on Republican politics in the United States and Bibi Netanyahu in Israel, as well…
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