The killing plague
Our nation is suffering from what can best be described as a mass shooting epidemic. According to data from Gun Violence Archive, more than...
A stain on the World Cup
Almost every country wants to host the World Cup. The competition for hosting rights, however, is corrupt. How else does one explain that this...
Fighting back against antisemitism on campus
Rob Derdiger | Special to the JT
We’ve all heard a lot about continued anti-Israel and antisemitic activity and rhetoric, which has become the norm...
Seattle’s climate is changing, and so are our (cough, hack) Jewish rituals
Hannah S. Pressman | JTA
People in Seattle praying for rain — only something that happens on Opposite Day, right?
Admittedly, the rain jokes write themselves,...
Birthright budget problems are a communal emergency
Jonathan S. Tobin | JNS
A curious thing occurred at the end of 2020. A program promoted by the organized American-Jewish community was proven to...
Mounting discomfort with Netanyahu’s choices
We have counseled restraint in reacting to reports of leadership appointments in the new coalition government being hammered out by Israel’s prime minister-designate, Benjamin...
Letters to the Editor: December 2
What it means to be Jewish
As encapsulated by Andrew Silow-Carroll (Opinion, Oct. 28, “Does Trump hate Jews, or just ‘bad Jews?’ ”), author Emily...
When I heard Dave Chappelle’s monologue, it sounded like classmates’ Holocaust jokes
Emmie Wolf-Dubin | Special to the JT
I didn’t find Dave Chappelle’s “Saturday Night Live” monologue funny, unlike my classmates who draw inspiration from him.
About...
Parshat Vayetze: The children of Leah and Rachel, and husband Jacob
Jacob leaves his hometown of Beersheva and journeys to Charan. On the way, he encounters “the place” and sleeps there, dreaming of a ladder...
The comfort of a sandwich
Ifat Hatzav | Special to the JT
For many of us, there is perhaps no more basic comfort food than the sandwich.
We take two pieces...