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
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
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...
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...
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...
Opinion | Bills attacking LGBTQ rights are an assault on Jewish values
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...
Opinion | Statements are not enough
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...