Opinion

Three Promising Pre-Passover Developments

For the past several months much of our focus has been on the political and social unrest in Israel arising from the judicial reform...

Pesach: We Look to God’s Attributes to Know How to be Human Beings

Could anything in religion be more perplexing than the sin of the Golden Calf? A major concern of religion is gaining forgiveness, in the...

‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Broke Taboos Around Interfaith Marriage

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When Judy Blume’s young adult novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” appeared in 1970, intermarried families were a small segment of the...

How Once-Cautious Benjamin Netanyahu Came to Lead Israel’s Most Radical Coalition

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Twenty-seven years have passed since Benjamin Netanyahu was first elected as Israel’s prime minister. Since 1996, he has headed six governments over more than...

Embrace People With Disabilities All Year Round

Over the past decade, there has been a national effort to raise awareness about individuals with disabilities. Months like Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and...

Social Media Is the Least Effective Platform for Effective Israel Advocacy

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In May of 2021, during the Israel-Gaza crisis, Israelis were running to bomb shelters as Hamas launched hundreds of rockets at them. A dozen...

Letters to the Editor: March 31

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What the PA Can Do Your editorial urged, “If the Palestinian Authority genuinely wants peace it needs to do everything in its power to stop...

Dealing with Antisemites

A new survey by ADL found that 2022 set a record for antisemitic incidents in the United States since ADL started keeping track in...

Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin

At the conclusion of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s carefully orchestrated Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader personally escorted his guest...

Parshat Tzav: Humility a Component in Serving God

Torah text is inscribed upon the skin of a once-living creature. Such a creature was once asked to speak to God for us. Now...