Opinion | The five miracles of Israel
By David Suissa
One of the problems with the need to always defend yourself is that you can lose sight of the big picture. In...
Parshat Behar: The sin of verbal mistreatment
In Parshat Behar, among the rules of the shmita and jubilee years, we read a seemingly simple injunction: “Do not wrong one another, but...
Opinion | Where do Jews fit into critical race theory?
By Fred L. Pincus
In the midst of the continuing national controversy, Jews have debated whether or not critical race theory is “good for the...
Opinion | Moving toward Pimlico’s finish line
By Del. Sandy Rosenberg
I watched my first Preakness from the attic window of the house on the corner of Rogers and Merville avenues.
That’s where...
Opinion | Torah prioritizes the mother’s life and health
By Rabbi Susan Grossman
Years ago, something went wrong late in a friend’s much-wanted pregnancy. If the fetus continued to grow, it could kill her...
Letters to the editor: May 20
Not in line with Jewish ideas
In a piece in last week’s JT, Yaakov Menken cherrypicks — deforms, actually — Jewish texts to place them...
Political self-preservation
The recent return of the Ra’am Islamic party to Israel’s precariously balanced government shows just how significantly political self-preservation motivates the members of the...
Collective punishment for looking Jewish
We struggle to contain our indignation. The story is upsetting. The video is chilling. The apology was milquetoast. Lufthansa Airlines blew it. But very...
Parshat Emor: The significance of special times
By Lilly Warren
In Emor, it talks about the Jewish holidays and how they are all different from each other. The holidays are so special...
Opinion | Emotional health an issue for everyone
By Paula Goldstein
When COVID hit in 2020, the collective trauma over this mysterious illness led to a rise in what was already a serious...