Parshat Mishpatim: The Torah of Reproductive Freedom
By Rabbi Marci Jacobs
June 2022. Like many of my friends and colleagues, I was reeling from the Supreme Court’s unsurprising but devastating decision in...
Reflections From a Mission to Israel
By Barak Hermann
I arrived back in Baltimore with a lot on my mind and in my heart. I just returned from Israel on a...
ICJ Chooses the Middle Course
On Jan. 26, the International Court of Justice in The Hague issued an interim ruling in the case brought by South Africa, which charges...
Qatar in the Crosshairs
Qatar is a country on the Persian Gulf that shares its only land border with Saudi Arabia. Qatar is home to around 2.7 million...
Parshat Yitro: A Guide To Living Good Lives
By Ilan Beck
In Parshat Yitro, the people of Israel escaped Egypt and walked to Mount Sinai. They are there to receive the Ten Commandments.
The...
Letters to the Editor: Jan. 26
Ban the Book Bans
The recent book bannings in Florida (“Florida District Pulls Many Jewish and Holocaust Books,” Dec. 29) brings back memories of the...
The Chutzpah of Ann Arbor’s School Board
There are nearly 14,000 public school districts in the United States, each of which has a school board. With an average of five to...
No Labels Fights Back
No Labels, the centrist group preparing to offer a third-party “unity” presidential ticket as an alternative to the presumptive nominations of President Joe Biden...
Parshat Beshalach: Carrying Our Loved Ones With Us
By Rabbi Ilan Glazer
What, and who, do we take with us on our journeys?
Before I leave the house, I make sure that my wallet,...
How to Fight Antisemitism in Our Colleges and Universities
By Solomon D. Stevens
As is now well known, the presidents of three prestigious American universities recently appeared before a congressional committee to answer questions...