Opinion

This time, it’s different

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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...

Parshat Vaetchanan: Listen, People

By Rabbi Ari Weber Every evening for the last 19 months, my wife and I have completed the same ritual. First, there is the poem:...

Letters to the Editor: August 5

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We can’t always understand God Regarding last week’s commentary on the Torah portion by Rabbi David Levin, I must take issue with his glaring points...

What coverage of Biden can teach us about coverage of Israel

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By Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt A recent column inThe Washington Post about President Joe Biden’s declining poll numbers makes the case for Israel better than anything...

The divine call to act on climate change

By Rabbi Devorah Lynn As is appropriate for a people consumed by books, texts and words, Tisha B’Av, the commemoration of the destruction of both...

How the Abraham Accords took a different path

By Michael Rubin  Albert Einstein supposedly quipped insanity was repeating actions but expecting different results each time. By that definition, America’s Middle East peacemaking has...

How gun violence has touched American Jews

By Tony Zinman All Americans should see the recent film “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down.” Not only is it an incredibly inspiring story of how...

Realpolitik in the MD-4 primary

Israel isn’t much of an issue to the voters of Prince George’s County, Maryland. But last month’s Democratic primary in Maryland’s 4th Congressional District,...