Opinion

Chanukah is the holiday America needs right now

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Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein | JTA As a young child, I often wondered why people lit the chanukiah, or Chanukah menorah, in so many different places....

Efforts to address antisemitism an ongoing priority

Marc B. Terrill | Special to the JT For many of us born after World War II, rampant antisemitism seemed like something from the past....

Trump for sale

There seems to be no limit to former president and current candidate for president Donald Trump’s narcissism. Nor does there appear to be any...

No ‘one size fits all’ in protecting minorities

The announcement that the Biden administration is establishing an inter-agency group to coordinate U.S. government efforts “to counter antisemitism, Islamophobia, and related forms of...

The United Nations, disappointment and irrelevance

We have long been critical of the world body known as the United Nations. Born of a noble purpose as an intergovernmental organization created...

Letters to the Editor: December 23

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Gathering of faith communities in Baltimore Thank you for your coverage of the forthcoming Interfaith New Year’s Eve service at St. Ignatius Church downtown. Although...

Parshat Miketz: Joseph’s dream and the story of his brothers in Egypt

Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is frustrated. He has had two dreams — one in which he sees seven fat cows swallowed by seven...

A rock star channels Jewish outrage at antisemitism

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Eric Fusfield | JNS The antisemitic utterances of Brooklyn Nets basketball player Kyrie Irving and musician/producer “Ye” (formerly Kanye West) have prompted condemnations from many...

Warnock, Sinema, Trump and Biden

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory over Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election last Tuesday was significant. When it occurred, it sealed...

No time to waste on ceremony

Last week the White House hosted a roundtable meeting on antisemitism led by second gentleman Douglas Emhoff. Numerous administration officials and several representatives of...