Letters to the Editor: March 3
We Can Still Be United and Have Differences of Opinion
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (Opinion, “Amir Ohana’s Homophobic Detractors Are the Abomination,” Feb. 10) presented differing...
Purim in Okinawa: A Chaplain Realizes He Almost Missed His Calling
Rabbi Ze’ev Lowenberg
Just like millions of Jews around the world, I am currently immersed in Purim preparations, both spiritual and logistical. I am taking...
Should Tech Giants Be Protected?
In the run-up to last week’s U.S. Supreme Court hearing in the closely watched case entitled Gonzalez v. Google, we were told that the...
Israel’s Judicial Reform Showdown
For the past two months, the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee has held almost daily meetings to discuss the government’s blockbuster judicial reform...
Parshat Tetzaveh: Dressing for the Occasion
Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner
When did “clothes make the man” come into our vocabulary and/or belief system?
Popular explanations attribute the expression to Samuel Langhorne Clemens,...
There’s More to Rising Antisemitism Than Joe Rogan’s Rants
Jonathan S. Tobin | JNS
The timing was fortuitous, even if the news was depressing. A week after an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience...
Godwin’s Law and its Discontents
Benjamin Kerstein | JNS
There is a famous axiom regarding internet discourse called “Godwin’s Law,” which holds, “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability...
We Must Prepare for a Nuclear Iran
Joseph Epstein | JNS
For all intents and purposes, the Iranian nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, is dead.
In December, Iranian officials said...
Autocrats Ganging Up on the U.S.
Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, made a three-day visit to China last week. He was greeted by President Xi Jinping in an official welcoming ceremony,...
‘Deeply Troubled’ By Settlements
For the past several months, the focus of most Israel watchers has been concentrated on the Netanyahu government’s judicial overhaul proposals. Jurists, academics, politicians,...
