Opinion

Parshat Eikev: The law of conservation of miracles

Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss | Special to JT In this week’s Torah portion, Eikev, Moses prepares the Israelites for their upcoming conquest of the Land of...

Messy Rooms, Messy Desks, Messy Backpacks: The role of executive function in a child’s...

Zibby Andrews | Special to JT Some children innately crave order and consistency; others thrive in chaos, happily dealing with multiple projects simultaneously. Some children...

Meta’s chatbot really, really wanted me to check out its synagogue

Philissa Cramer | JTA Immediately after launching on Friday, BlenderBot 3 began drawing criticism for embracing antisemitism and election lies. But in my experience, Meta’s...

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

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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?

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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...

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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?

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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...