Opinion

A Generational Divide

Recent polling suggests a significant difference of opinion between younger Americans and their elders on a range of topics and raises bright red flags...

What Are Palestinians Thinking?

Last week’s wartime survey of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank published by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research contains some...

Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism

On Dec. 5, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning the rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world...
Rabbi Alex Salzberg

Parshat Vayigash: Judah Approached

By Rabbi Alex Salzberg The reconciliation between Joseph and his brothers is one of the most powerful moments in all of Torah. We often focus...
Ezra Pittman

Parshat Miketz: Finding Forgiveness

By Ezra Pittman What is a time when you felt wronged by someone close to you? I want to tell you a story about one...

Letters to the Editor: Dec. 15

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Shame Regarding “I Believed Diverse Coalitions Would Benefit Jewish Women. Now I Fear We Were All Alone,” Dec. 1: Not only have women’s organizations stayed...

J Street’s Conundrum

J Street, the progressive Israel advocacy organization, has a serious problem. Many left-wing members of Congress who have been aligned with and supported by J...

Elite University Leaders Shrouded in Shame

It was not a difficult question. But none of the enlightened leaders of three of the nation’s most prestigious universities was able to answer...
Rabbi Lance J. Sussman

Parshat Vayeshev: Publicizing the Miracle and the Challenge of Chanukah

By Rabbi Lance J. Sussman Ironically, one of the persistent questions about how to observe Chanukah since the establishment of the holiday in the second...
Rachel Fish

How to Talk With Kids About Israel When Lighting Chanukah Candles

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By Rachel Fish As Jewish families celebrate Chanukah, we remain continually focused on the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Many children — not to mention...