Opinion | Founding a Middle Eastern NATO
By Henrique Cymerman
The Middle East is experiencing a geostrategic earthquake, and its epicenter is in Saudi Arabia. This seismic shift is leading to the...
Opinion | Israeli action is more important than Biden’s words
By Tamir Hayman
Though not without precedent, U.S. President Joe Biden’s pledge that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon is important. It is significant...
Letters to the editor: July 22
Anyone can be a teacher
I want to thank you for the article in your July 8 issue, “Synagogues face religious school teacher shortage.” I...
Parshat Pinchas: Pinchas and Goethe
By Rabbi Jack Luxemburg
“What you get by achieving your goals is less important than what you become by achieving your goals.”
This insight attributed to...
Opinion | Thanks to Israel, we live in the Jetsons’ world
By Steve Rosenberg
As a young boy growing up, one of my favorite shows was “The Jetsons.” With a catchy theme song, fun characters and...
Joe Biden’s Saudi adventure
President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel had all the joy and good feelings of a family simcha — including visits with all of the...
Joe Biden comes home to Israel
President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel last week, for the first leg of his four-day visit to the Middle East, reflected the remarkably strong...
Parshat Balak: When God gives us the power of speech
By Rabbi Alana Suskin
In Parshat Balak, speech plays a central role. Balak, king of Moav, fears the mass of Israelites moving toward his territory:...
Opinion | What the Highland Park massacre hides from us
By David Suissa
There might have been 20 million acts of goodness that occurred across our country on Independence Day, but the only act I...
Opinion | Shaming women who have abortions is not a Jewish ethic
By Daphne Lazar Price
I have long been a keeper of women’s stories, many of which relate to fertility and reproductive choices, experiences generally shrouded...