Opinion

Student debt forgiveness

President Biden’s announcement last month that the Department of Education would cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debt (and up to $20,000 for...

How not to ask for time off on the Jewish holidays

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Eli Gottlieb | JTA “Hey Allies: Please don’t schedule meetings or events on the Jewish holidays!” So says a meme that has circulated widely before...

Tips to help you get into the Rosh Hashanah mindset this year

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer | Kveller The month of Elul is here! It’s a time leading up to Rosh Hashanah when we have the opportunity to tune...
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How a podcast about a sandwich helped my son connect to Judaism

Kate Hennessey | Kveller My 8-year-old son and I have been diving headfirst into podcasts lately. We’ve recently discovered and fallen in love with “Forever...

Parshat Ki Teitzei: When at first you don’t succeed, try again

Zachary Langer | KSDS This week’s haftorah portion is the fifth in a series of haftorot that represent God comforting us after our actions led...

Parshat Shoftim: Why Bribery Doesn’t Pay

Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss | Special to JT Which Torah commentary is the most underrated of them all? In my opinion, it’s the Book of Proverbs...

A second Iran deal would be based on pure fantasy

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Dr. Joseph Frager | JNS America is about to sign off on a second disastrous and foolhardy nuclear deal with Iran. Like Yogi Berra said, it’s...

Who elected a Jewish pope?

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Several bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies held at the egalitarian section of the Western Wall were recently disrupted by charedi teenagers. They blew whistles...

You can’t roll back and overcome antisemitism without looking honestly at why it exists...

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Alex Safian | JNS In the face of a rising tide of antisemitism, CNN deserves praise for presenting its special report “Rising Hate: Antisemitism in...

Letters to the Editor: September 2

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Cherry-picking observances isn’t kosher Declaring himself to be a “scholar”, albeit “not a Biblical or Talmudic scholar”, I am quite aghast at the glaring intellectual...