Letters to the editor: June 24
Are we better off?
I applaud the editorial staff for the recent article “Bad timing” (June 17). While the Biden administration ran on President Joe...
Parshat Beha’alotcha: Acting in our higher selves
By Rabbi Valerie Joseph
A lot happens in Parshat Beha’alotcha, including that Miriam and Aaron are stricken by Tzaraat (skin disease) after Miriam speaks lashon...
Opinion | Israel and the US: Danger just around the corner
By Shuki Friedman
A strong U.S. relationship with Israel depends on broad support for the Jewish state among American citizens. At first glance, a survey...
Opinion | When your family is the victim of antisemitism
By Benjamin Kerstein
Recently, the antisemite who has been vandalizing my family’s business in a Jewish suburb of Boston for nearly a year was caught....
Letters to the editor: June 17
What about the Squad?
In a letter to the editor that appeared in the June 3 issue of the JT (“Standing with the oppressed”), the...
Opinion | As a Jew in Germany born in Ukraine, I am trying to...
By Irina Rosensaft
I was born in Ukraine but have never considered myself Ukrainian. My parents had immigrated to Germany, seeking political and economic stability...
Glenn Ivey for Maryland’s 4th Congressional District
The Democratic primary in Maryland’s 4th Congressional District on July 19 features two familiar names in state Democratic political circles – former Rep. Donna...
A tale of two California cities
Primary election season is underway in many parts of the country. As Democrats and Republicans vie for their party’s endorsement for the general election,...
Bad timing
The current Israeli coalition government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has exceeded everyone’s expectations. But it is now...
Opinion | ‘Foreign aid’ to Israel a billion-dollar bonanza for the US
By Yoram Ettinger
The U.S. does not give foreign aid to Israel — the U.S. makes an annual investment in Israel, one that provides the...
