Letters to the editor: March 4
Tikkun olam at Bolton Street
I note Harold Mendelson’s concern that Bolton Street Synagogue and I, as the current president, are not focused enough on...
Opinion | My heart breaks for Kyiv
By Mikhail Zinshteyn
I was born in Kyiv. I shy away from calling myself Ukrainian because at the time it was the USSR. And as...
Opinion | I know the obstacles faced by people with disabilities
By Aaron Kaufman
I’ve always believed in living life to the fullest. When you grow up with a disability, you are faced with a choice...
Opinion | The decline of free societies is rooted in these two words
On Feb. 24, 2020, former Indian Supreme Court justice Deepak Gupta delivered a lecture to the Bar arguing that “the right to dissent is...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 25
When Moses Montefiore makes the news
Any time there is an article about Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation, it piques our interest ("Jewish music...
Israel’s new cash crop
The kibbutz was one of modern Zionism’s first institutions. In the early 20th century, young Jews flocked to these communal settlements where they put...
The Houthis are terrorists
One year ago, the U.S. State Department removed the terrorist designation from the Houthi rebels who are fighting a civil war in Yemen. The...
Parshat Vayakhel: When their heart is in the right place
By Rabbi Alana Suskin
Vayakhel describes gathering materials for and making the mishkan, the tabernacle. As God, through Moses, gives instructions, something unusual is unveiled...
Opinion | America’s small revolution
By Del. Jon S. Cardin
America is currently in the midst of a nearly silent but quite concerning social revolution. I say silent, not because...
Parshat Ki Tisa | Moses the ideal leader
By Rabbi Alan Iser
In this week’s Torah portion, God threatens to destroy the entire nation of Israel for the sin of worshipping the Golden...