Opinion

Rabbi John Franken

What Now? What Next?

By Rabbi John Franken We are experiencing a Jewish national emergency, and we are in shock. Other emotions may subsume us too — grief and sadness,...

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 20

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No More Fighting Each Other I recently warned that disunity in Israel and hatred will cause a catastrophe (“Invincibility Shattered,” Oct. 13). Israel was too...

Fighting Hamas on Campus

Why is it that university administrators at some of the most prestigious educational institutions in the country appear so intimidated by their own students...

Israel’s Unity Government

In reaction to the horrific Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and the overwhelming national recognition of the need for a carefully orchestrated...
girl with Israeli flag

We Stand With Israel

The news of the horrific Hamas terror attacks in Israel during the holiday of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah left us shaken. As we...
Yaakov Lappin

Israel’s Choices in Gaza All Lead to the Destruction of the Hamas Regime

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By Yaakov Lappin The mass-murder rampage conducted by Hamas death squads on southern communities in Gaza on Saturday has seen Israel unleash unprecedented air power...
Ilana Kurshan

I Finished Reading the Torah in a Bomb Shelter, While My Kids Huddled in...

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By Ilana Kurshan I was chanting from the Torah in synagogue when the first siren went off. It was the morning of Simchat Torah, the...
Raabi Avi Weiss

The Jewish State at War: ‘Yehi Or’

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By Rabbi Avi Weiss Last week, my family — children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren — were together in Israel, celebrating my wife Toby’s 80th birthday....

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 13

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Mammogram Advice The article on breast cancer screening (“Jewish Women Should Get Mammograms at 40, Experts Say. Here’s Why,” Oct. 6) offered very clear advice...

Confusing Steps to Combat Antisemitism

Ever since the Biden administration released the broad outlines of its National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism last May, we have waited for the rollout...