Going Unto a Refugee Crisis
Pikpa Refugee Camp, Lesvos, Greece. June, 2016.
“No problem?” asks Sahar, pointing at my guitar. This is her favorite English phrase. She is 14 years...
Struggling with Long COVID
Three years ago, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) developed flu-like symptoms. It turned out to be COVID. He never got very sick, and his symptoms...
Compromise and Rejection
Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke to the nation last week. He addressed the increasingly contentious judicial reform proposal before the Knesset that some view...
Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Review
The judicial reforms being ramrodded through the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, have galvanized Israelis as well as those outside the country who are committed...
Iran Poses a More Immediate Threat to World Peace
The Biden-Obama administrations pivot toward Asia (China) may be problematic for American security if the other pockets of regional and global threat are not...
Robin Hood Got it Half Right
As we approach the Jewish festival of Passover, we will also recognize the 50th anniversary of Disney’s animated film, “Robin Hood.”
Why link these two...
Letters to the Editor: March 24
Jews Have Seen Book Banning Before
I was not surprised to read that a well-acclaimed Holocaust-themed novel was one of dozens of books removed from...
Parshat Vayikra: Showing Commitment Through Sacrifice
This week’s parshah is about sacrifices. Something that specifically caught my interest was this line: “No meal offering that you offer to God shall...
Israel’s Right-Wing Puts the Independent Judiciary in Crisis
Solomon D. Stevens
There are those who have always condemned Israel and denied its right to exist. I am not one of those people. I...
How the Passover Seder Can Help Build Jewish Allies
Marnie Fienberg
Everywhere we turn, we hear about the rising tide of antisemitism, a story that almost seems to be writing an alternative version of...