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...
Surprised by joy
Rabbi Raymond Apple | Special to the JT
C.S. Lewis wrote a book about his early life titled “Surprised by Joy.” The name is from...
Letters to the Editor: October 14
Colleges don’t collectively ‘brainwash’
Evidently, Sonny Taragin (Letters, “Don’t make me laugh,” Sept. 30) thinks that “liberal” colleges are involved in some kind of conspiracy...
Self-censorship on campus
First there were Jewish space lasers. Now there are Jew-free zones. Neither exist. But both urban myths are signs of our hyperbolic times.
Jewish space...
The promise and uncertainty of the Lebanon gas deal
Early last week, Israel gave a preliminary nod of approval to a U.S.-brokered draft deal with Lebanon to address a years-long dispute regarding a...
Parshat Re’eh: Finding meaning in the laws of kashrut
By Jonah Reisner
What I found most interesting about the laws of kashrut found in this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Re’eh, are the rules for...
Parshat Ha’azinu: What is Moses trying to tell us?
By Rabbah Arlene Berger | Special to JT
Parshat Ha’azinu is the second to last chapter in the Torah. We’ve been schlepping across the desert...
Letters to the Editor: October 7
Why go back and discredit a president?
As the beloved Ronald Reagan might say, “There he goes again.”
In a diatribe with the trappings of scholarship,...
Everyone’s buddy
Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Special to JT
A very good friend of mine passed away last month. His name was Louis Sapolsky, but everyone knew...
