Opinion

Benjamin Weil

Opinion | The president has it all wrong on Iran

By Benjamin Weil In recent weeks, the breaking news notifications on my cellphone have switched from reports about the next Muslim or Arab country to...
Barclay Elementary School polling place

Opinion | Our democracy is in peril

By Michael Gelman The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy. Yet in 2021, we have a fundamental disagreement about whether democracy is good...
Mendel Horowitz

Opinion | Our German-made Passover seder plates

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By Mendel Horowitz Storytelling is a central feature of the Passover holiday. The imperative for Jews to retell our history ensures that our children will...

Letters to the editor: March 19

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More praise for the JT After reading the March 5 issue of the Jewish Times, the letter to the editor, “Kudos to the Baltimore Jewish...

Jewish War Veterans at 125

It was on March 15, 1896, on a cold day in New York City, that 63 Jewish veterans of the Civil War gathered to...

It is time for voting rights compromise

The underlying intent of the For the People Act, also known as H.R. 1, which was introduced by Maryland Democratic Congressman John Sarbanes, is...
Rabbi Lia Bass

Parshat Vayikra: Why Leviticus can bring us closer

By Rabbi Lia Bass I love the Book of Leviticus. It contains many important lessons about the power of community, and pathways for encountering the...
inclusion

Student opinion: What it means to advocate for inclusion

By Sarah Javaherforoush Recently I attended an inclusion training program hosted by Yachad, an international organization for Jewish people with disabilities. We discussed what the...
Donald Ray Schwartz

Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei: A pledge to do and to hearken

By Donald Ray Schwartz In this week’s parshah, which closes the Book of Exodus, we are gifted with the Torah. Our ancestors pledged to do...
Julia Bailey

Opinion | How a notary came to gift books to children

By Julia Bailey I applied to be a notary about seven years ago, when I returned to Baltimore. I lived here when I was attending...