Platitudes and window dressing
We have seen this movie before: Public hearings with the heads of social media companies produce little or no change to protect concerns like...
The call of 5783
A year ago in our new year message we lamented the continuing restrictions of the pandemic, discussed domestic challenges, focused upon economic concerns, hoped...
Yom Kippur: Atonement and purification before God
By Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss
The purpose of Yom Kippur is stated explicitly in the Torah: “For on this day, shall atone for you, to...
Russia: Among the thugs
Ben Cohen | JNS
In the long list of the most hellish places on earth, Russia’s penal colonies come close to the top. In an...
Mothers who report abuse still losing custody ‘at staggering rates’
Amy Neustein | Special to JT
Two weeks ago, FX launched a groundbreaking five-part miniseries, “Children of the Underground,” focusing on a well-publicized 1980s’ vigilante...
I studied how New York City’s Chasidic yeshivas gained legitimacy. Here’s what I learned.
Matty Lichtenstein | JTA
This week, the New York State Board of Regents signed off on new rules about how the state will determine if...
Letters to the Editor: September 23
Recognition of service
Kudos to the JT for covering the wonderful Torah dedication on a very happy occasion honoring our special World War II, Korean...
Ken Burns Holocaust documentary may be hard on America, but not hard enough
Rafael Medoff and Monty N. Penkower | JTA
Seventy-eight years ago this week, David Ben-Gurion rose before the Asefat Hanivcharim, Palestine Jewry’s elected assembly, and...
Secular education in Chasidic schools
The recent, highly anticipated New York Times “expose” of Chasidic yeshivah education in New York State did not disappoint. The lengthy, front-page article painted...
Lapid’s triumph in Germany
The long, complicated and tragic relationship between Jews and Germany was front and center last week. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid made a brief...
