Biblical kosher versus Talmudic kosher
Solomon D. Stevens | Special to JT
An Orthodox friend recently reprimanded me for wearing my kippah to a restaurant which he deemed to be...
The Trump wars
Former President Donald Trump is facing a wave of civil and criminal investigations. The American people are not accustomed to such probing, public inquiries...
A missed opportunity
In hindsight, it seems obvious.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a well-known and often vilified opponent of Israel and member of the “Squad,” barely fended off...
Letters to the Editor: August 12
Readers have more to say about “Cox or Moore?”
In the article on the candidates for Governor (“Cox or Moore,” July 29), I was very...
Pro-Israel groups spent money and won. So what?
Jonathan S. Tobin | JNS
There may be only one thing worse for AIPAC than the abuse it is currently taking from progressives for working...
Can Jews agree to disagree? Leaders gather in New York in search of ‘viewpoint...
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Here’s a story I recently shared on Facebook: I was paddling my inflatable kayak on a lake in the Berkshires. Granted, it...
A victory for Israel … and Hamas?
By Yoav Limor
The situation in southern Israel returned to normal on Monday, exactly a week after the escalations that sparked another round of fighting...
This time, it’s different
By Jerome M. Marcus
The Jews in general, and this Jew in particular, have complained for years about how poorly Israel has explained itself to...
Israel continues cultivation of regional interests
Israel’s brief air campaign against Islamic Jihad in Gaza, called Operation “Alot Hashacher” (Breaking Dawn) in Hebrew, ended in a ceasefire brokered by Egypt....
Pelosi to Taiwan. Why?
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taiwan on Aug. 2, she became the highest ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island in...