Opinion

Helping Supplementary Jewish Education

The Jewish Education Project recently issued a troubling report: In the 14 years from 2006 to 2020, total enrollment in North American Jewish supplementary...

Letters to the Editor: May 12

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Independent Judiciaries Protect Minorities I am writing in response to the opinion piece by Jerome M. Marcus, which is entitled, “What’s Really Happening in Israel”...

Parshat Behar-Bechukotai: The Meaning of 1776 in Jewish History

In just three years, the United States will observe the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. In my view, the American Revolution not only...

Jewish American Heritage Month

The month of May is Jewish American Heritage Month. This year’s formal launch was announced by President Joe Biden last Friday. In his remarks,...

Judicial Reform at the Supreme Court

Over the past several months, when the topic of judicial reform comes up in discussion, many of us think of the disturbing drama playing...

Parshat Emor: Recognizing Animal Lives

My son argued that we should eat fewer animal products. While being a vegan was better for the world, people’s health and the animals,...

An Amazing and Impactful Night

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The demonstration held in the heart of Jerusalem on Thursday, April 27, carried many abiding lessons for our leaders and for ourselves. Whether attended by...

Let’s Fight for Israel to Live up to its Ideals

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I spent July 4, 2017, at Trump Tower protesting the ban on travel from Muslim countries, enacted earlier that year. For me, standing side...

Can Israel Defy History — Again?

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Last week marked Yom Haatzmaut, our beloved Israel’s 75th birthday — the day on the Hebrew calendar when David Ben-Gurion proclaimed “the natural right...

‘Righteous Justice’: Credit Suisse’s Nazi Bank Accounts

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There are times when the oldest jokes sound quite fresh. I am thinking of the one about the neophyte banker who visits a tailor...