Opinion

Parshat Lech Lecha: Stronger when we stand together

By Noa Klein When you think about Parshat Lech Lecha, in which G-d tells Abraham to “go forth” into the desert, the first person you...

Keep ‘Pirkei Avot’ in mind when you vote

  As this crucial Election Day approaches on Nov. 8, we can turn to some ancient words for modern inspiration. Pirkei Avot, a renowned collection...

Is Italy’s Giorgia Meloni a friend or a foe of the Jews?

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Jonathan S. Tobin | JNS The latest parliamentary elections in Italy have sent many in the chattering classes in Europe and the United States heading...
Andrew Silow-Carroll

Does Trump hate Jews or just ‘bad Jews’?

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Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA The history of Jewish identity and politics in America has been told as a triumph of spiritual renewal (“A Certain People,”...

Israelis should vote for the list, not the party

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Jason Pearlman | JNS In a matter of days, Israel will go back to the polls … again. In a way, it’s a shame. The...

Some thoughts about preventing mass shootings

Arkady Mamaysky | Special to the JT The greatest democratic country in the world must find a solution to the endless, seemingly unsolvable problem of...

Celebrate Israel’s economic juggernaut

As we brace for the frustration and uncertainly of Israel’s fifth national election in four years to be held next Tuesday, and bemoan the...

Ignore the polls. Go vote!

The upcoming midterm elections on Nov. 8 are important. The outcome will determine control of the U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives and leadership...

Letters to the Editor: October 28

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Political bias and self-enrichment on campus Sidney Chernick’s response (Letters, “Colleges don’t collectively ‘brainwash,’ ” Oct 14) to a highly fictionalized version of my letter...

Parshat Noach: Do the work to be the better person

This week’s Torah portion is all about Noah, the only righteous person in his generation. He follows God’s command to build a huge ark...