Letters to the editor: March 19
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The International Criminal Court
No one favors genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity or wanton aggression. Despite that near-universal revulsion, few want the International Criminal Court to investigate...
A step toward religious freedom in Israel
Last week, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that non-Orthodox conversions must be recognized for purposes of citizenship under Israel’s Law of Return. The decision...
Letters to the editor: March 12
‘Saturday Night Live’ errs
It is reassuring that there were so many signatures on the AJC petition to NBC concerning the recent anti-Semitic remark made...
