Sruli Fruchter, a contributing columnist to the Forward, is a rabbinical student at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and the director of operations at 18Forty, a media company exploring Jewish thought in a modern age. He studied International & Global Affairs at Yeshiva University, where he was the 100th editor-in-chief of The YU Commentator.
Sruli FruchterContributing Columnist
By Sruli Fruchter
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Opinion With Hezbollah and Iran, war is Israel’s only reasonable option
Iran and Hezbollah are existential threats to Israel. Military means are the best way to guarantee Israel’s safety
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Opinion I made aliyah right before Oct. 7. Here’s why I stayed.
To be truly Israeli means to live with danger every day — taking on that burden is a privilege
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Opinion Thanks to his mother, we are all sitting shiva for Hersh Goldberg-Polin
For 330 days, Hersh became a brother, son and friend to us through the tireless advocacy of Rachel Goldberg-Polin
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Opinion Far-right extremists stormed an IDF base. Their understanding of patriotism is dead wrong.
The extremist vigilantes breaking into army bases are destroying Israel from the inside
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Opinion Today’s antisemitism will not end when the war in Gaza does
The normalization of antisemitism in society is redefining how Jews will exist in the world
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Opinion My fellow supporters of Israel’s war: We must grieve the horrifying deaths of innocent Palestinians in Rafah
Hamas may ultimately be responsible for civilian deaths, but we are still responsible for our humanity
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Opinion This Yom Ha’atzmaut, we need the humility to question Israel’s future
My Religious Zionism teaches me that blind faith and total despair are faulty responses to this Independence Day
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Opinion Celebrating Passover feels futile with hostages in Gaza. But we must.
No matter the oppressor of the moment, Jews have celebrated liberation
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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