The overturning of ‘Roe’ threatened our religious rights. Trigger bans stripped us of them.
Rabbi Hara Person and Rabbi Kelly Levy | Special to the JT
Indiana. Oklahoma. Tennessee. Texas. These are just a few of the states that...
Judah Samet was a mensch well before he survived the Tree of Life shooting
Beth Kissileff | JTA
It is rare that one can say attending a funeral was an uplifting experience. Yet the funeral for Judah Samet —...
The road to Middle East progress runs through Turkey
Harley Lippman | Special to the JT
Turkey appointed a new ambassador to Israel in early October in what is a long overdue step towards...
Giving back to the breast-cancer community through Sharsheret
Marissa Piazzola | Special to the JT
“You should reach out to Sharsheret.”
This was one piece of advice among many that I received as I...
From fist bump to poke in the eye
The U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia has always been complicated. With the recent decision by the Saudi-led OPEC Plus cartel to scale back oil...
Letters to the Editor: October 21
Traditional learning and modern secular studies are not incompatible
Matty Lichtenstein (“I studied how New York City’s Chassidic yeshivahs gained legitimacy. Here’s what I learned,”...
Bereishit roundup: In the beginning
“In the beginning, G-d created the heavens and the earth.” In the beginning, the world was one big mess; nothing was in its place....
The American West should look to Israel for climate solutions
Alina Clough | Via JNS
The American West is learning climate lessons the hard way. This summer especially, droughts have required the federal government to...
My place at the wall, my place with my people
Mindy Rubenstein | Special to the JT
Today, I pressed my forehead against the cool limestone of the Western Wall, the Kotel.
How can it be...
The Palestinian Authority cannot meet the most basic requirement for statehood
Dr. Eric R. Mandel | Via JNS
It is an article of faith among European leaders, the political intelligentsia and the Biden administration that “two...