Parshat Vayikra: Learning to love begins with Leviticus
By Rabbi Lawrence M. Pinsker
Leviticus, the very center of the Torah scroll, details ancient Jewish practices of sacrifice, ritual and teshuvah (“atonement”). It asks...
Opinion | The Ukrainian refugee crisis and its dire consequences
By Jonathan Zisook
Ukraine is under attack, and a humanitarian and refugee crisis is ensuing.
More than 2 million people have already fled, many of them...
Biden leans center
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine properly got top billing in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last week. It was the leading issue...
Hard choices
Americans are worried about the price of gas at the pump, fueled by the panic in the world oil market caused by the Russian...
Letters to the editor: March 11
Our connections to Ukraine
Toward the end of our Shabbat service two weeks ago, I mentioned that many of us had Ukrainian Jewish ancestors, and...
Opinion | I pray for Kharkiv
By Ari Mittleman
Twenty years ago this month, I landed at Boryspil International Airport near Kyiv for the first time. It was my first trip...
Lab-grown meat: Why?
By Jeffrey Spitz Cohan
As a leader and sometimes-spokesperson for Jewish Veg, I am often asked: What do you think of lab-grown meat?
Well, I have...
Opinion | Ukrainian grassroots bravery reminds us of the IDF’s essentiality
By Douglas Altabef
Like many, I have been watching the reports from Ukraine closely, with stomach churned and fists clenched. While there has been the...
Parshat Pekudei: What’s the story with Exodus?
By Rabbi Melanie Aron
When we give a talk or write an article, we take special care with the beginning and the ending. The opening...
Ketanji Brown Jackson — a Republican opportunity
With war raging in Eastern Europe, you could be forgiven for missing the news last week that President Joe Biden nominated U.S. Court of...