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...
Opinion | Can we safely have in-person seders?
By Dr. Itzhak Brook
Passover creates challenges for those who are looking forward to celebrating the seder in person with friends and family. The availability...
Opinion | I can’t fast for Jewish holidays without being reminded of diet culture
By Jillian Axelrod
At 10 years old, I decided it was time for me to start fasting on Yom Kippur. While most people don’t start...
Parshat Ki Tisa: What the census teaches us
By Hailey Cohen
My Torah portion is about the census of the Jewish people. Instead of doing the census the way we do it today,...
