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,...
Letters to the Editor: February 24
Masterful Job Weaving a Family’s Story
I wanted to thank the paper and its writer, Howard Blas, for the wonderful article in the Jan. 27...
From Moses to Memphis, the Work of Liberation Remains Unfinished
Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein | JTA
Rereading Exodus this month in synagogue reminds me of when I first learned about Moses’ role in freeing the Children...
Nadiv Lev: Offerings of the Heart
Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit | Parshat Terumah
Immediately upon breaking free from oppression and our birth as a people, not only clans, we have been...
US, Israel Jews Need to Ease Up
Jack Rosen
There is a great deal of talk about an impending confrontation between U.S. Jews and Israel due to the new government there.
This right-wing...
