Opinion

Government in limbo

Just when we were starting to get comfortable about the prospects for Israel’s politically diverse and razor-thin majority coalition government led by Prime Minister...

Stop the war crimes

As we gather around our seder tables this week, we encourage serious discussion about the reported atrocities being perpetrated by the Russian war machine...

Letters to the editor: April 15

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Metaphor bashing Solomon Stevens (“The Holocaust is not a metaphor,” Opinions, April 8) violates his own complaint by hijacking the issue as a pretext to...

The extremes against the center

In last week’s heart-wrenching reminder of Middle East volatility, 11 people were killed in Israel in three separate terror attacks. As a frightened civilian...

Progress blooms in the desert

The visuals from last week’s Negev Summit were impressive. They were also historic. Leaders from Israel, Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and...

Letters to the editor: April 8

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Realities change “How,” asks Jon Greenwald, “can an organization that purports to ground its support for pro-Israel policies in the U.S. on the existence of...
Rabbi Lawrence M. Pinsker

Parshat Metzora: On never letting go of hope

Rabbi Lawrence M. Pinsker Both this week’s portion, Metzora, and last week’s, Tazria, raise questions about how we address illness, not only in terms of...
Solomon Stevens

Opinion | The Holocaust is not a metaphor

By Solomon D. Stevens As Jews we are often told that the world must not be allowed to forget the Holocaust. We often say “Never...
Students at the Norfolk County Agricultural High School in Walpole, Massachusetts march as part of a nationwide student protest over anti-LGBT education policies

Opinion | Bills attacking LGBTQ rights are an assault on Jewish values

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By Idit Klein and Is Perlman We are alarmed by the surge of legislative attacks on the rights, safety and dignity of LGBTQ youth across...
Meir Ben-Shabbat

Opinion | Statements are not enough

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By Meir Ben-Shabbat The importance of the Negev Summit — a recent meeting of leaders from Israel, the U.S. and four Arab countries in Israel...