Opinion

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...
Thane Rosenbaum

Tom Stoppard reveals his Jewish self in ‘Leopoldstadt’

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Thane Rosenbaum | Jewish Journal via JNS There is no small amount of irony in Tom Stoppard’s latest play, “Leopoldstadt,” dazzling audiences on Broadway at...

Can American Jews make demands on Israel if they don’t live there?

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Blake Flayton | Jewish Journal via JNS News recently broke that controversial, far-right, likely soon-to-be government minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, while in coalition talks with prime...

Israel’s Supreme Court must stay independent

The issue has been brewing for quite some time. The far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties in prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s anticipated coalition government are unhappy...

Psalm for a dark year

In November 1941, a radio program aired in time for Thanksgiving. Called “Psalm for a Dark Year,” it was written and produced by Norman...

Letters to the Editor: November 25

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No reason to rush into war with Russia At last, someone is saying “wait a minute” to the stampede to aid Ukraine (Opinions, “Israel should...

Why celebrate David Ben-Gurion Day in the USA?

Doug Seserman | Special to the JT “Who is David Ben-Gurion”? If you had asked me this question as a kid, I would have answered...

Parshat Toldot: The battle over a birthright

Isaac and Rebecca go on to endure 20 childless years until their prayers are answered, and Rebecca finally conceives. She experiences a difficult pregnancy...

We need to debunk longstanding Jewish-Black zero-sum assumptions

By Zev Eleff | Special to the JT Two weekends ago, I had a troubling encounter with American sport, apart from the Phillies’ unfortunate defeat...