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
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...