Letters to the Editor: January 13
Deli was a hallmark in Boston area for decades
Rubin’s final location was at 500 Harvard St. in Brookline, Mass., on the same plot where...
Parshat Shemot: How Moses Tries to Alleviate the Hardship of Jewish Slaves in Egypt
Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is worried that there are too many Jews, and they are becoming too powerful. So he decides to enslave...
The Iran nuclear deal is dead. Or is it?
Ben Cohen | JNS
Like the parrot in that wonderful Monty Python sketch, American and European diplomats have been trying to persuade themselves that the...
Maryland legislative efforts to battle hate
Ari Mittleman | Special to the JT
This week three years ago, a Chanukah party in Monsey, N.Y., ended in horrific carnage. Fueled by a...
Why has Netanyahu’s coalition-making been so difficult?
Eran Lerman | The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune via JNS
A magical moment is recalled in a well-known Israeli song (sung by Yehudit Ravitz in 1979):...
Pan Am 103: Prisoners of hope
Rabbi Charles S. Sherman | Special to the JT
On Dec. 11, 2022, I awoke to the stunning news that the man accused of making...
Letters to the Editor: January 6
Disqualifier for future senators
Total silence on the GOP side that their would-be candidate to be Georgia’s senator, Herschel Walker, could not utter a single...
Trump’s tax returns
Late last month, following a successful multi-year battle over the right to see former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a House panel voted along...
Where is the progress on immigration
In a 5-4 ruling last week, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the lifting of a Trump-era Title 42 order on immigration, which left in...
Parshat Vayechi: Family comes first; indeed, it’s a blessing
By Ellie Glazer
In Parshat Vayechi, Jacob and Joseph are on their deathbeds. When Jacob eventually passes away, Joseph’s brothers are afraid that Joseph will...