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,...
The Senate’s power brokers
November’s election brought the government under the full control of the Democrats, but not by much. Because of the 50-50 split, any Senate Democrat...
The international COVID laboratory
Israel has vaccinated a higher percentage of its citizens against the coronavirus than any other country. More than half of the adult population has...
Letters to the editor: March 5
Kudos to the Baltimore Jewish Times
When I was in elementary school, Friday was a special day at our house. It was a day my...
Opinion | How we support educators through communities of practice
By Eli Bass
It has become cliche to say this is a year like no other, but for educators and school staff, this year continues...
Opinion | A light, and vaccines, unto the nations
By Eyal Zisser
The Arab press has highlighted two stories about Israel and the fight against the coronavirus. One was about the vaccines Israel reportedly...
Opinion | Let us sleep without fear
By Del. Jon S. Cardin
My wife and I go to sleep every night without the fear of being woken up by the sound of...
Parshat Tetzaveh: The rule of the 99
Rabbi Fabian Werbin
Among the kohen’s garments, there is one that always caught my attention: the choshen, or priestly breastplate. On it were attached...
