Nathan J. Diament is executive director for public policy for the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America.
Nathan J. Diament
By Nathan J. Diament
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Opinion Days before Yom Kippur, Congress wants to scale back funding that keeps Jews safe
Despite the White House antisemitism plan, the Senate proposed cutting $18 million from synagogue security grants
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Opinion Biden’s last visit to Israel was spent doing damage control. Here’s what he needs to do now
The president's visit comes at a critical moment in U.S.-Israel relations.
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Opinion A wall between church and state? SCOTUS decision paves a bridge between faith communities
The decision in Carson v. Makin is a watershed moment for both religious liberty and parental choice in education
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Opinion We know what works in protecting synagogues. Now Congress needs to fund it
Antisemitic incidents in America have been on the rise in recent years, and 2022 is already off to a terrible start: a gunman took four people hostage inside a Texas synagogue, Jews have been physically attacked in the streets of Brooklyn, and several synagogues and other Jewish organizations across the country have received bomb threats….
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Opinion A Tale of Two Cases: Why a Christian Club Matters More Than a Desert Cross
Late last month, the Supreme Court announced one of its least important decisions ever in the jurisprudence of “church and state.” One can make this assertion because no matter how the high court ruled, the constitutional order was never imperiled by a cross atop a hill in the Mojave Desert. Nine days before handing down…
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Opinion Two ‘State’ Challenges
In the weeks leading up to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House meetings with President Obama, the American Jewish community vigorously debated whether to support a “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Groups on the left called for Obama to press the Israeli prime minister to openly state his acceptance of the “two-state solution,” while…
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Opinion On the Jewish Agenda(s), Part 2
The next president will help set the national agenda on a wide range of issues of importance to the Jewish community. While our collective concern for the well-being of Israel has featured prominently in discussions of our community’s stake in the presidential election, Jewish groups are also vigorous participants in debates over a diverse array…
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Opinion How the GOP Won the Orthodox Vote
In the 2000 presidential election, 70% of Orthodox Jews voted for the Democratic ticket; in the 2004 presidential election, 70% of Orthodox Jews voted for the Republican ticket. While most of the American Jewish community remains stalwart in the Democratic camp, second only to African Americans, the Orthodox segment is clearly a swing vote. Despite…
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