Raphael Shore is an acclaimed human rights activist, filmmaker, rabbi, and lifelong educational entrepreneur. As founder of OpenDor Media and the Clarion Project, Shore has played a pivotal role in shaping meaningful public discourse around Jewish identity, antisemitism, radical Islam, and the resilience of Israel, with 18 documentaries and 500 educational videos, including his previous award-winning feature films, “Beneath the Helmet,” "Obsession" and "The Third Jihad," which have been viewed over 150 million times to date. His most recent projects include the documentary Tragic Awakening: A New Look at the World's Oldest Hatred and the book Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Jew? Learning to Love the Lessons of Jew-Hatred.
When my twin brother became religious, I flew to Jerusalem, armed with philosophical arguments, to bring him back home. My mission succeeded, just not the way I planned.
Amalek's weapon was doubt. Three thousand years later, pundits like Tucker Carlson are running the same play, delegitimizing Israel and the Jews one question at a time.
Mamdani’s election signals a turning point for American Jews, pushing us to confront rising hostility, rethink old assumptions, and decide what kind of future we’re building for ourselves and our children.
America at 250: A Jewish Reckoning
